On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 05:47:36 -0800 Grant <emailgrant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Can the conversion to S24_3LE be lossy? > >> > >> - Grant > >> > > > > The conversion is to 24 bits. So, if the conversion is from lower numbers > > of bits,it's lossless, if from higher - it's lossy. > > > > Regards, > > Sergei. > > I think mpd outputs in a 32-bit format. If plughw converts that > 32-bit format to S24_3LE, will it be lossy compared to the original > audio which is 16-bit or 24-bit? Or would mpd pad the 16-bit or > 24-bit audio with zeros, and then plughw strips some of the zeros off? > > - Grant > MPD may use as many bits as it likes, but are the bits present in the original music file ? AFAIK not, i.e. the added buts are zeros and the stripped bits are zeros. Regards, Sergei. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
