On 07/12/2013 02:36 PM, Harry van Haaren wrote: > <wizardofgosz@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:wizardofgosz@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: >> Some people believe in this new gremlim called inter-sample distortion > or some such thing. > > [Side note on gremlins] > Inter sample peaks: neither peak represents the highest value of the > wave: the peak exists between the samples. This is a mathematically > proven phenomena. The distance to keep from 0dB FS depends on the signal > (due to the inter-sample peaks depending on the signal). > > I tend to stay away 3dB from 0dBFS, I think that suffices... -Harry I understand that they can exist, but for the waveform to be rendered by the D/A, 3dB over the sample values (in the peake between the samples) seems like an unlikely transient. Further, if the D/A has sufficient headroom (modern good D/A should) I would think it's not really a problem. I still see plenty of mastering engineers normalizing their INCREDIBLY LOUD mixes to 0, and to -.1 So in short, I tend not worry about it. :-) _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
