X4-TECH SlimStyler Instruction Manual - page 7
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That’s why researchers started experimenting with new
waysofcompressinganaudioCDsamountofdata.
Contrary to the different compression programs
oncomputers,forinstanceWinZip,allinitialinfor-
mationwillbeirretrievablylostwhenaudiocom-
pressing.
NormallythedifferencebetweenMP3andaudio
CD playback can not be heard; provided that a
„better”compressionlevelisused.
Inthiscase,theplaybackqualityofferedinmobile
devices(e.g.theincludedMP3player)orincarsis
satisfactory.
Themostcommonknowncompressedfileformatis“MP3”,
whichoffersavarietyofqualitylevels(Theprincipleis:the
bettertheformat,thegreatertheamountofdata).
Later on, other different compressed audio file formats
weredeveloped;thesecondmostimportantafter„MP3”is
the„WMA”format.Meanwhile,therearebothfreeofcharge
and/or very expensive programs for almost all operating
systemsavailableonthemarketthatcanbeusedwithany
available audio CD (or other source), to help you create
compressedmusicfiles.
Please note:
AlotofaudioCDsarecopyprotectedtoprevent
cloning.Insomecases,complicationscouldarise
when converting into a compressed music data
file.
Hi-fiCDplayerswillnormallynotbeaffectedbycopypro-
tected CDs; a lot of computer drives will although refuse
playback.
TheindustryistendingtograduallychangebacktoCDsthat
arenotcopyprotected,duetothemanyproblemsthatDVD
players,carradiosandotherportableplaybackunitsareha-
vingwiththiscopyprotectionmethod.
ThiscopyprotectionsystemwasdevelopedtopreventCD
cloningandcirculation,whichiswhymanyrecordcompa-
niesaretryingtoprotecttheirCDs.Suchtrendsthreatenthe
existenceofartists,musiciansandthemusicindustry.The
developmentofthecopyprotectionsystemhasalsoledto
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