On 12/24/2012 06:01 PM, Neil wrote:
There was
another more mundane reason than that. 44.1kHz allowed
engineers to store an even number of samples in either an NTSC or a
PAL scanline when using UMatic video recorders to record digital
audio. Sony had supposedly even planned a line of products based on
the idea, though they never came to market.
In college we recorded recitals on such a system. There was A/D box
with meters on it ("If it clips you're fired!") and a Betamax VCR. I
think it was all Sony but I don't actually remember.
Those were 12 bit, weren't they?