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

[Tom Pincince]

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