12 Apr
2010
12 Apr
'10
1:49 p.m.
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 03:44:21PM +0200, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
we have 32 bit floats, with 23 bits of mantissa and a
sign, which gives
us 24 bits of precision, pretty much regardless of value range, thanks
to floats being floats.
multiplying two floats will introduce a rounding error in the least
significant bit. that means it adds noise. at a level of -144dBFS.
Not FS - it's relative to the resulting signal. Which makes
it even more irrelevant.
if all those cable and bit transparency fetishists
knew how reference
classical recordings are produced, the whole discussion (and large parts
of the high-end market) would go down in flames.
For one, I've never seen a gold-plated XLR,
nor any left-twisting-oxygen mic cables.
Some mics are assembled by fair-haired Cheshire
virgins, that of course makes a big difference.
Ciao,
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