Thought the list would find this valuable.
http://wiki.xiph.org/Videos/Digital_Show_and_Tell
I was under the impression that there was some fundamental difference
between the sound of analog and digital audio. But Monty Montgomery of
Xiph.org completely annihilates this misconception with some
That is a nice video indeed. See also the other video from there A digital
primer or so.
This was supposed to be my next Share and Care entry for my blog nilsgey.de
I guess it doens't hurt to spread knowledge through as many channels as
possible.
Nils
On Wed, 22 May 2013 15:08:38 +0100
This is an interesting video, and for their stated purpose (to dispel
the idea that the output of a D/A converter is a stairstep) it's
great.
But, to be fair, he's only addressing one part of the process (the
conversion from analog to digital and back). Arguments about analog
and digital in
Nice blog !
Talking of sharing and caring I'm very interested in the MIT course linked
at the bottom of that article. There must be lots of other music and music
related online courses from institutions like MIT. I wonder if they are
listed anywhere ?
On Wed, May 22, 2013 3:16 pm, Nils Gey
On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 10:38:37AM -0400, Bill Gribble wrote:
There are real effects due to clock jitter on
both the A/D and D/A end that can cause small but measurable
distortions.
Not to mention audible if it's severe enough. Decimation filters
that only give 6 or 12dB attenuation at fs/2
