[Vorbis] Sample rates higher than 48k? 24-bit depth?

Monty xiphmont at xiph.org
Tue Jan 11 13:41:36 PST 2005



> You can try to encode a 24bits track and its 16bits dowmsapled
> version. From the difference of their file sizes you can
> roughly evaluate how much information does vorbis keep from
> a 24bits source.

Research done by MPEG found that although the ear has ~120dB of
dynamic range, signal depth within a critical band is only about 6
bits deep. 

Monty


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