[sdiy] Re: ADuC702x (Re: programmable synth module)

[Tom Arnold]

On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 11:03:03PM -0700, Eric Brombaugh wrote:
> 16-bits gives you 1 part in 64k resolution - that's ~96 dB SNR for 
> audio applications and it gives you less than 0.2 mV resolution on a 
> 0-10V CV. On a 1V/Octave system, that's about 0.18 cents!

16bits give you 1 part in 64k resolution +- the error, which in standard cheap
16bit units is 4 parts...  I tend to like 12bit units with 1/2part error, they are
usually pretty cheap compared to 16bit/1LSB units.

As Paul S pointed out so well a while back, Resolution != Precision.

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