Re: [linux-audio-dev] 64 bit float or integer

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] 64 bit float or integer
From: Paul Winkler (slinkp23_AT_yahoo.com)
Date: Sat May 19 2001 - 19:10:28 EEST

Karl MacMillan wrote:
>
> On Sat, 19 May 2001, Remco Poelstra wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Just a (simple) question: Does it make any differences in audio quality,
> > whether a program is implemented with 64 bit float or 64 bit integer?
> >
>
> Yes - floating point numbers have _greatly_ increased dynamic range.

And greatly decreased rounding errors when you do any dsp. 

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