Xiph Episode 2: Digital Show & Tell 50
An anonymous reader writes "Continuing a firehose tradition of maximum information density, Xiph.Org's second video on digital media explores multiple facets of digital audio signals and how they really behave in the real world. Demonstrations of sampling, quantization, bit-depth, and dither explore digital audio behavior on real audio equipment using both modern digital analysis and vintage analog bench equipment... just in case we can't trust those newfangled digital gizmos. You can also download the source code for each demo and try it all for yourself!"
Plus you get to look at Monty's beard and hear his soothing voice. There's a handy wiki page with further information and a summary of the video if text is your thing.
Re:soothing? verarschst Du? (Score:5, Insightful)
If a 100Mhz analog scope can't detect the stair steps, then there is absolutely no fucking way you have the slightest chance of detecting it.
100,000,000 Hz vs your ears at maybe 20,000 Hz.
See the difference?
Re:Using real world audio waveforms? (Score:5, Insightful)
He says several times that he used sine waves as a simple illustration. Then he switches to square waves. You apparently don't understand sampling theory well enough to understand why your second sentence, in the context of PCM audio, is incorrect. Perhaps reading this will help: http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html [xiph.org].
On the other hand, you might just be an AC troll, an "audiophile" or an old enthusiast or sound engineer who might have been an excellent technician but never developed a proper understanding of signals. In any case, anybody tempted to agree with your post should read the article at that link.