Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] 64 bit float or integer
From: Tom Pincince (stillone_AT_snowcrest.net)
Date: Thu May 24 2001 - 21:01:01 EEST
I let this one float by but it stuck in my mind so...
> you need to drive integers with maximum gain (just like tape
> recorders) in order to have maximum resolution. for example, using a
> 24 bit ADC at half the maximum input level will make it sound like
> 12 bits. same applies to a plugin that takes integers.
> so with integers, there will be a lot of normalization going on.
Reducing the input to an a/d by 50%, or 6db, reduces the digital
resolution by only 1 bit.
Tom
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