cliveb;539812 Wrote: > > But now let's suppose you've used digital attenuation: you'll have > thrown away 4 bits of resolution. Sounds pretty dire, right? BUT THESE > ARE THE FOUR BITS YOU CAN'T HEAR ANYMORE BECAUSE YOU'VE TURNED THE > VOLUME DOWN. I don't understand why this basic simple fact is so hard > to grasp for so many people (not you, Phil - I realise that you > understand this). Sorry, are you trying to say that the music contained in the bytes (and, thus, the bits) represents solely the volume level ? If it was true, then you would be right. If not, then you're probably dropping more than just the volume level by dropping 4 bits of data.
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