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Re: [ARSCLIST] Cassette obsolescence - digitizing standards



steven c wrote:

Another question...
When you use "16-bit sample," do you mean that the value is represented
by a 16-"digit" binary number, and can thus have any of 65,536 values
(from 0 to 65,535)...right? So that means that the value of the step
(say 30000) actually represents an analog value that could be anything
from 29999.50..1 to 30000.49..9, which makes the maximum inaccuracy
1/(65536/2)...is right?

It's not *quite* that easy. The range is -32767 to +32768 (that nasty zero). So the inaccuracy due to digital resolution is 1/32767 (or ...8, take your choice <G>).


Mike
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