[LAU] volume settings and keeping bits

Andrew Gaydenko a at gaydenko.com
Thu Jul 28 16:11:57 UTC 2011


On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:43:55 +0000
Dale Powell <dj_kaza at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Most significant bits are the same for both, you just have less on the least significant side between 16bit and 20/24bit.
> 
> Dynamic range does not equate to volume! Don't get confused just because both are measured in dB.
 		 	   		  

Sorry, I don't understand your answer. Probably, you didn't read my question carefully. Just compare two chains:

16bit - 24bit - (attenuate up to -24db) - (to 20 bit in DAC), and
16bit - (attenuate up to -24db) - 24bit - (to 20 bit in DAC)

I just want to know which chain is used in gst (and, of course, prefer first one), as far as at first case we keep resolution 16bit, while at second case we get 12bit only. You see?



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