Re: MIDI files on IIgs?

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article Eric Jacobs <no@no.no> writes...

>The difference between 8-bit and 16-bit resolution in sampled sound
>is ALMOST NOTHING. What makes the difference in the quality of the
>sound is the sampling rate, and consequently, the reproduction of
>the high frequencies of the sound. The reason that 16-bit digital
>sound has become such a buzzword is the same reason that we hear
>all of these "-bit" measurements-- that it sounds fancy. And I'll
>admit, the difference between 8-bit and 16-bit color does make
>a significant improvement. But for sound, where quality is
>determined by the reproduction of a wide range of frequencies,
>16-bit samples take up twice as much space and provide very little
>actual sound improvement.

    What utter rubbish and nonsense. Sound resolution directly affects
the quality of a digital recording, do you even understand the concept
behind it, or do you seriously believe it is simply some marketing hype
and nothing more? I can certainly hear the difference between a sample
recorded at 8-bit and 16-bit, it doesn't even require a trained ear.
Obviously frequencies do affects things as well, and I don't dispute
that, but it is not the only factor involved.

    I suppose you also believe there is no noticable difference between
sound played from an analog vinal record and digital compact disc? ;)

Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca