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From: wessma@uofm-cv.UUCP (Prof. Wayne Stark)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Floating Point CD"s
Message-ID: <597@uofm-cv.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 28-Oct-84 22:05:25 EST
Article-I.D.: uofm-cv.597
Posted: Sun Oct 28 22:05:25 1984
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What is the difference between using floating point representation
of the samples and first passing the samples through a nonlinear device
and then using fixed point.  I think there is no difference if the nonlinear
device is suitable chosen.  To minimize the representation error (however
that is defined) either a optimum nolinear device and then a uniform 
(fixed point) representation or a nonuniform (e.g. floating point) 
representation (chosen optimally) will give the same performance.