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Everything about Audio bit depth
Number of bits of information recorded for each digital audio sample
In digital audio using pulse-code modulation (PCM), bit depth is the number of bits of information in each sample, and it directly corresponds to the resolution of each sample. Examples of bit depth include CD-DA and DVD-Video, which use 16 bits per sample, and DVD-Audio and Blu-ray Disc, which can support up to 24 bits per sample. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Audio bit depthA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Home recording for beginnersThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A hybrid audio encryption framework using ChaCha20 and non-linear transformations for high bit-depth audio with NIST randomness validationCited 0 times
- Go sideways: Noise shapingA closely related topic
- Go sideways: OversamplingA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
Home recording for beginnersGeoffrey Francis · 2009
Advances in Multimedia Information Processing – PCM 2012Weisi Lin · 2012
Introduction to making very big booksUnited States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Pensions · 2011- 📕Tech15projects.com · 2014
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