[linux-audio-dev] Paper on dynamic range compression

[Paul Davis]

On Tue, 2006-10-17 at 11:56 +0200, Fons Adriaensen wrote:

> 'THE SAMPLES ARE NOT THE SIGNAL'. The real peak level of a
> signal when converted to the analog domain can be several
> dB above that of the highest sample.

indeed. there are people who are coming to believe that this "error" is
responsible for a significant part of the audible difference between
digital and analog playback when the levels in the source material are
high.