Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] 64 bit float or integer
From: Jörn Nettingsmeier (nettings_AT_folkwang-hochschule.de)
Date: Fri May 25 2001 - 19:10:06 EEST
Tom Pincince wrote:
>
> 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
/me bangs himself on the head with a large DSP book.
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