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Title: Encoding @ HDCD
Post by: Eigenklang on January 27, 2008, 06:22:43 AM

You are my last hope  ;D


Is there anyone who can tell me how to create HDCDs from existing 24/48 material?


thanks very much

Title: Re: Encoding @ HDCD
Post by: flipp on January 27, 2008, 11:41:58 AM

I don't think you can. HDCD was from Pacific MicroSonics if I remember the name of the company correctly. Microsoft bought Pacific MicroSonics (thus getting the patent for HDCD) and effectively killed HDCD as it was competition for a MS product. As with so many things MS, their competing product was actually inferior and MS has done nothing with HDCD or their own product; killed a good thing. You might contact MS about licensing HDCD but if they will license it, be prepared to pay$$$.

Title: Re: Encoding @ HDCD
Post by: RebelRebel on January 27, 2008, 03:50:18 PM

It is still possible to encode , but the process requires a rather complex proprietary hardware system(requiring a license)

(http://www.hifimusic.se/hdcd/images/sketch.gif) (http://web.archive.org/web/20030602210621/www.hdcd.com/partners/proaudio/articles.html)

the model 1 pacific microsonics converters show up on ebay from time to time, but I do not know where they fit in that chain..and they are very expensive.

Title: Re: Encoding @ HDCD
Post by: db on February 09, 2008, 04:50:30 PM

Quote from: Eigenklang on January 27, 2008, 06:22:43 AM

You are my last hope  ;D
Is there anyone who can tell me how to create HDCDs from existing 24/48 material?
thanks very much

yeah, unless you have a lot of capital on hand, you can forget hdcd or sacd. you can burn dvd-a (all sample rates) for free though....