Shannon's Journal Discussion Volume 3

[Shannon]

Shannon,
Believe the audio to silence ratio in version B is 20:5.
The length of the audio is 70 minutes.
So if someone listens to multiple loops of version B back to back, will it not affect the ASRBas the person would be then have 40 minutes of continuous data input without a break.
Would that not have detrimental effects?

It is actually 30 to 5. So there's "silence" at the end of the track, too.

The primary ASRB is designed so that there is a rest period before a loop repetition takes place, thus placing it at the end of the loop. It is also designed so that it works for whatever the instructions say to do. In some cases, a ratio of 60:1 is used because that is what the models say to use; 60 minutes of continuous data is the maximum possible, and it is not a problem as long as it balances such that that works.

We use what works, and that is why we calculate the primary ASRB for each and every release. Even A and B side get their own primary ASRBs.