Designers overcame most inherent problems with digital audio long ago, but for many of us, the experience still isn't perfect. This in-depth guide tells you why - and what you need to know to put things right...
Audio Examples!
As mentioned in the main text, we've placed a number of audio files on the Sound On Sound web site that demonstrate some of the theory and problems described within this article. So if you want to know what the different snaps, crackles and pops sound like, or to hear an exaggerated example of what dither actually does.
- Occasional Clicks
1occasionalclicks.mp3
1occasionalclicks.wav
- Continuous Crackling
2continuouscrackling.mp3
2continuouscrackling.wav
- Severe Gapping
2severegapping.mp3
2severegapping.wav
100hz44k.mp3
100hz8k.mp3
aliasingpiano.mp3
ditheredpiano3.mp3
ditheredpiano8.mp3
introduceddither.mp3
noiseshapedpiano3.mp3
noiseshapedpiano8.mp3
piano16.mp3
piano3.mp3
piano8.mp3