Flac - Sep 2004 - [Flac-users] Should I use 11 Khz or 22 Khz

Chuck,

I'm doing a very similar project.  I'm not an audio expert, but
here's my take on the subject.  22KHz will take more space, but it is higher
quality, and would probably be better if you ever decide to put them on CD
(44.1KHz, stereo is the required format for CD Audio).

There was a noticeable difference in the two when I tried recording at 11KHz vs
22KHz; I ended up just recording at 44.1 KHz even though the tape wasn't
high quality, because I'm putting mine on CD, and that makes it easier (less
conversion steps = better audio).

If you decide to go higher than 11KHz, be prepared, because the better the
quality, the more space you'll need - for an hour of audio at 44.1KHz
stereo, it's around 650MB; around half that for mono, and less for other
sample rates.

What kind of computer are you using?  What version of Linux or other OS?  Have
you decided on limits for storage (that will determine the quality you can use,
more than anything else)/How many tapes are you planning to convert?  If you
decide to edit the audio (noise removal, etc), check out
audacity.sourceforge.net - another great open source audio tool.

Hope this helps!

Dan


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