Audio Digitization Standards

8. Audio Digitization Standards

We learn about the core criteria for digitizing an analog signal to archival standards.

Lectures

Resources

IASA TC-04 (2009). Key principles 2.2 (sampling) and 2.3 (bit depth)

AES5 – 2018 – Preferred sampling frequencies for applications employing pulse-code modulation

EBU R84-1996- Word length, sampling rates…for high-quality audio production

EBU R105 – 2008 – Digitization of program material in Audio Archives

IETF description of FLAC

Wikipedia: Pulse code modulation

Wikipedia: Sampling rate/frequency

Wikipedia: Audio bit depth

Assignments