Kris’s Thoughts

MONO MP3 160Kb test recordingCame across an interesting problem with the Marantz CDR420 the other day. It seems as though this unit does not like to record mono MP3 streams no matter what the resolution. I have some test audio files if anyone is interested to hear what the issue is.

The units have enough storage capacity that PCM or MP3 Stereo @ 320Kb should be used for recording.

Jumping Jeff Blackwell over at Blackwell Studios recommends:

http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1901&brandID=4

I like the fact that it is getting good reviews and you can use it as an external sound card. Might be the next thing for the Big Yellow Box.

Here is the test audio file with the noise:

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