Chapter 15. Representation of Audio Signals
The impact that digital methods have made on audio has been at least as remarkable as it was on computing. Ian Sinclair uses this chapter to introduce the digital methods that seem so alien to anyone trained in analogue systems.
15.1. Introduction
The term digital audio is used so freely by so many that you could be excused for thinking there was nothing much new to tell. It is easy in fast conversation to present the impression of immense knowledge on the subject but it is more difficult to express the ideas concisely yet readably. The range of topics and disciplines that need to be harnessed in order to cover the field of digital audio is very wide and some of the concepts may appear paradoxical ...
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