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Question
I have some questions regarding your "Digital Music" episode that was aired on February 27, 2005:
- Which store or store has the "kiosks" mentioned by Mark Wheat, which allow a person
to create their own CDs of song selections?
- Will WAV files play on a regular CD player?
- It was indicated that a 56K modem may be used for downloading music, although it may be rather slow.
However, can you tell me will the music quality be just as good as it would using a high-speed connection?
— Larry
Answer
A "Tech Talk" staff member responded:
Larry —
The kiosks Mark Wheat mentioned during the Digital Music episode
can be found at the Electric Fetus in Minneapolis.
No, raw WAV files will not play on a CD player. They have to be converted to AIFF format, and then burned to CD in
a specific file configuration in order for plain CD players to recognize them.
The music quality of a downloaded file will be exactly the same, regardless of the download's speed.
It will just take longer to arrive--a cable modem can be twenty or thirty times faster than a 56k modem. Streamed audio,
however, which relies upon continuous real-time bit-by-bit delivery of music, can be compromised in quality over
slower connections. Internet radio (or the U of M's Rhapsody service, which is also a streaming format) would be of
significantly lower quality over a dialup connection.
Sincerely,
—Tech Talk Staff
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