How would I convert a SACD (John Hiatt) to an ipod file?

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Use the stereo layer -- if it has one.

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On Jul 7, 2005, jmuirman1@aol.com <jmuirman1@aol.com> commented:

> How would I convert a SACD (John Hiatt) to an ipod file or burn to a
> cd?
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Take the stereo analog output of an SACD player and feed it into your
computer using the soundcard inputs. Record the tracks, one at a time, to
WAV files, then convert the WAV files to whatever format you're using on your
iPod.

There's presently no way to directly rip SACD or DVD-A audio files on a
computer DVD-ROM drive, because the formats have been deliberately
copy-protected.

--MFW

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In article <1120775650.996464.79320@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
<jmuirman1@aol.com> wrote:
>How would I convert a SACD (John Hiatt) to an ipod file or burn to a
>cd?

How about in realtime via an analogue interface?

There is DSD->PCM conversion stuff out there... Meitner makes an
excellent box. It is very expensive. Since it's going to wind up
as a horribly compressed ipod file anyway, the conversion loss is
the least of your worries.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 11:29:04 -0400, "Arny Krueger" <arnyk@hotpop.com>
wrote:

>However, the legacy bitrate PCM file (whatever you want to
>call it!) may not have the same production values as the DSD
>layer.

Mebbe.

>The better choice is to use the downsampled DSD available at
>the digital output (48/16 tain't that bad)

Hmmm. And what players will give this? Aside from the EMMLabs or
specially modified players, I know of none that will give a digital
output from either the stereo or MCH tracks.

>or simply
>redigitize the analog output with a good quality converter.

Sure.

Kal

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On 8 Jul 2005 12:20:34 -0700, jmuirman1@aol.com wrote:

>Thanks Scott. Will SACDs play on regular cd players?

Only hybrid SACDs (those with an additional Redbook layer) will play
on a regular CD player. The vast majority of SACDs are hybrids but
not all.

Kal

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<jmuirman1@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks - this SACD doesn't have the extra CD tracks - just pure SACD.
>
> John
>

If you are talking the John Hiatt SACD, it most certainly does. I'm
listening to the CD layer at the moment.