ComputerVoltageSources

In signal to noise terms, it is 6 dB per bit (6 dB is an octave in dBv)

So 12 x 6 = 72 dB S/N, about 20 dB better than magnetic tape.

--- In ComputerVoltageSources@yahoogroups.com, "John Loffink" <jloffink@...> wrote:
>
> Low pass filtering or linear slew on the outputs could reduce zippering
> effects.  I'll have to try the sine/cos out on my Frequency Shifter which
> are 12 bit and see how much zippering really occurs.  Most MIDI devices with
> zippering byproducts are using only 7 or 8 bits of resolution.
> 
> John Loffink
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> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ComputerVoltageSources@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:ComputerVoltageSources@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Grant Richter
> > Fixed at 10.625 volts full scale. 4 steps per semitone at one volt per
> > octave 12 bit.
> > 
> > >   - Lowpass filtering?
> > 
> > Haven't seen a need for it so far.
> >
>