[ltp] how to play drm WMAs (on my thinkpad)

[Paul RIVIER]

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> Sure, all programs that are making sounds in windows must have their 
> streams mixed before going to the Digital/Analog converter of the 
> sound card. I think this combined stream is called waveout, as you can 
> probably see from the volume control that controls this stream, 
> whenever you lower the volume, all sounds collectively are adjusted. 
> So this person's program records from this.
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> It's similar to taking a stereo audio wire and connecting it from a 
> headphone out jack and plugging it into a mic port.

so if windoz makes any sound it will be recorded as well in a mix way, 
that is it ? And if not it is okay ?
I think that only the player can deal with any dedicated canal, and i am 
pretty sure that win media player can not do that. So I would suggest to 
avoid the use of any other application while copying :)
Or maybe one can run this ms player in wine and deal with unix streams, 
but i am not sure.

about the quality, i have several suggestions :
- except for the website given where you pay by kB downloaded, I think 
that if your broadband is big enought you can pay for music in the best 
quality available. Then re-compressed file should be the quality you like.
- i will try to uncompress / recompress an ogg and listen to the 
difference. i am not sure it is that big, but i must try before :)
- what do you prefer : drm with slighly better quality or non-drm ? :)

paul