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From: hes@ecsvax.UUCP (Henry Schaffer)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga sound, checks
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Date: Fri, 13-Dec-85 23:32:13 EST
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> 
> 	Well, considering you specify sound in a 256-level range, I would
> assume it's an 8-bit DAC.  Considering that a 5-bit DAC is plenty good 
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> enough for voice and most sound synthesis, an 8-bit DAC should be out of
> this world.
> 
> 					-Matt
    If you said 15 bits, I certainly would agree.  On the last point, 
an 8-bit DAC should be out of this word for musical sound synthesis,
but we have to specify which direction :-).

--henry schaffer