Sampling and Digital Audio Concepts
Sampling and Digital Audio Concepts
Sampling and Digital Audio Concepts
• The samples are stored in binary form same as any digital data, regardless of the type. The
samples which are merged into a single data file must be formatted correctly in order for it
to be played on a digital player with the most common digital audio format being MP3.
• Apart from the sampling frequency, another parameter in digital encoding is the number
of bits used when taking samples. The common sampling parameter used is 16 bit samples
taken over a spectrum of 44.1 thousand cycles per second or 44.1 Kilo Hertz (kHz). CD
quality digital audio therefore requires 1.4 million bits of data per second.