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- From: bmontgom@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Byron Montgomerie)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: The March Amiga?
- Date: 28 Jan 1996 18:54:36 GMT
- Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Message-ID: <4eggpd$hpm@coranto.ucs.mun.ca>
- References: <19960108.77A4120.F5EA@obscurity.pd.mcs.net> <4de6u7$du6@coranto.ucs.mun.ca> <4dm6c7$o74@news.jhu.edu> <4e0qbb$d47@coranto.ucs.mun.ca> <4ea53i$k7b@coranto.ucs.mun.ca>
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- George Noel (gnoel@morgan.ucs.mun.ca) wrote:
- : In article <4e0qbb$d47@coranto.ucs.mun.ca>,
- : Byron Montgomerie <bmontgom@morgan.ucs.mun.ca> wrote:
- : >Zsolt Szabo (robodude@deanwong.rad.jhu.edu) wrote:
- : >: Having 16 bit audio doesn't require you to use 16 bit samples.
- : >
- : >No, but what would be the point of it otherwise?
- : >
-
- : Better sound then normal 8 bit, say 4 channels but using less space to
- : store the samples then if using straight 16 bit samples.
-
- Who complains about the quality of the sound now? Either it is adequate or it
- is not. You say it is better than PC 16 bit sound as it is yet you think it
- needs 16 bit to improve the quality of 8 bit samples? It sounds like you want
- your cake and eat it too. If you are still going to use 8 bit samples the
- amount of quality a 16 bit dac provides is a very low target for the future of
- the amiga.
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