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- From: robodude@deanwong.rad.jhu.edu (Zsolt Szabo)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: 12bit, 14bit, 16bit!
- Date: 5 Feb 1996 07:26:15 GMT
- Organization: The Dungeon
- Message-ID: <4f4ben$3nv@news.jhu.edu>
- References: <310D4496.63AE@swi.psy.uva.nl>
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- In article <310D4496.63AE@swi.psy.uva.nl>,
- Bert Dorhout <dorhout@swi.psy.uva.nl> wrote:
-
- >Volume: The samples can only be played at one volume (unless
- > the sample is actually CHANGED to lower amplitudes).
- > A Mary would have 16 bits PLUS who knows how many
- > volume steps! (So the freaks could perhaps make 48
- > bit sound on a Mary ;-)
- >
-
- Unlikely. My SGI Indy currently has 16 bit audio out, but only gets about
- 85dB SNR--and that with a very well shielded PS. SGI included a digital
- port and says that anyone wishing higher quality audio can simply hook up
- their own high quality (and price) DACs to achieve max. 24 bit resolution
- per channel.
-
- There will not be an Amiga whose specs will approach even those of an
- Indy; AT is too cheap/nearsighted to implement such a solution. Also,
- they don't have the R&D budget that SGI has (I hear they put a lot of
- effort into their audio system).
-
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