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From: tre@sdcarl.UUCP (Tom Erbe)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga sound, checks
Message-ID: <270@sdcarl.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 13-Dec-85 13:04:46 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 13 13:04:46 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 16-Dec-85 05:22:35 EST
References: <11217@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>
Reply-To: tre@sdcarl.UUCP (Tom Erbe)
Organization: Computer Audio Research Lab, UCSD, San Diego, Calif.
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Keywords: sound, checks

In article <11217@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> dillon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon) writes:
>
>	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 
>enough for voice and most sound synthesis, an 8-bit DAC should be out of
>this world.  (I havent gotten my hardware manual yet).

	Listening to an 8-bit DAC is like playing your stereo through a
fuzz box.  It may be okay for games and demos, but any serious sound work
should be done with at least 12-bits (16 or more preferred).  Perhaps the
Amiga needs an outboard sound box.

-- 
	thomas r. erbe
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