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An easy way to record streaming audio
Authored by: chyna4xena on Apr 10, '06 09:27:51PM
010111, that is the silliest comment I have ever read.

Clearly, what is "correct" and "incorrect" does change depending on the circumstances. In fact, using gear or setups that are too high-end for a given context is absolutely incorrect, because you waste the extra resources, personnel and time those high-end systems need, and you are getting NO benefit (because the extra quality is not needed). Spending time and money, or energy, for no benefit, is as "incorrect" as it gets. This is something that is taught in all fields of digital recording.

From your theory, I could state that watching a videocassette is an incorrect way of viewing a movie - DVDs have much higher quality and resolution. But it is incorrect to watch DVDs, because the MPEG2 compression system introduces artefacts, and the resolution is not the best - you really ought to go to the theatre. Ah, but the theatre is incorrect, too, because they only screen copies of the prints, they don't have the original, perfect prints themselves. Do you see how it is silly to suggest that any level is "incorrect" ? Every level is "correct" if it is of sufficient quality to satisfy the viewer.

The submitter made it pefectly clear that they understood, and did not mind, the loss of quality involved in this method. The hint wasn't (I cannot stress this enough) "Record high-quality audio", the hint was, "An easy way to record audio (at low quality levels)".

I think his students are well-served by an educator who knows that any one solution is not the perfect setup for every single instance, and that extra work for no benefit is wasted work ... but they probably know that already, as most humans do, as you apparently do not.

He wants to record low quality, streamed, spoken audio, and he wants to do it easily. He is happy with the quality, so for goodness' sake, what on Earth is "incorrect" about that?

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