[sdiy] dsPICs with DACs: linearizing the 12 bit ADCs, external RAM?

jbv jbv.silences at club-internet.fr
Mon Jul 7 17:36:46 CEST 2008



Tom Wiltshire a *crit :

>
> As to whether the audio from such a ADC is "usable", that's purely a
> question of perspective. There were plenty of 8-bit sampling systems
> back in the day, and we all thought they were dead futuristic!
> Nowadays, we'd dismiss such a thing as lo-fi retrotech.
>

Actually, back then the whole environment was 8-bit...
Nowadays, in an environment where more & more gear is 24-bit / 96 KHz,
you can hear the difference, even with 16-bit...

JB




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