PianoDisc technology question

[Lee Sankey]

It is possible with an analog to digital converter. I believe QRS has that
capability. If you would like I could investigate it further

Lee Sankey
San Diego

Charles Neuman wrote:

> I got into a discussion with someone about whether you can take any
> recording and retrieve enough data from it to make a good playback on a
> player system, including dynamics. From PianoDisc's website, this is what
> they offer:
>
>    Our CD Music Library contains songs in every category of music. The
>    highly acclaimed and ever-expanding Artist Series includes recordings
>    by today's top performers. Our Masterpiece Collection contains
>    classical selections performed by some of the legendary pianists of the
>    20th century, including Vladimir Horowitz, Arthur Rubinstein and Sergei
>    Rachmaninoff.
>
> The question is, how did they get this data? Was it a painstaking process
> of trial and error for each recording until they got it right? Or do they
> have the technology to easily convert any recording into digital data that
> would faithfully reproduce a piano performance on a PianoDisc system?
> Anybody know?
>
> Charles Neuman
> PTG Assoc, Long Island - Nassau