Ars Technica

Digital formats.... S/PDIF, AES/EBU, PCM, AC-3, etc.. My troubles.

So I recently bought a Behringer DEQ2496 digital EQ (DEQ from now on) and a TurtleBeach Audio Advantage (AA) USB soundcard .<BR><BR>Now for the life of me, I can't get them to work together. The AA ...
BBC

Pulse code modulation of video signals: 8-bit coder and decoder

Equipment is described which has been constructed for converting analogue television signals into 8-bit PCM signals and vice versa. The conversion rate used for video signals is approximately 13 ...
EDN

Fundamentals of embedded audio, part 1

Audio functionality plays a critical role in embedded media processing. While audio takes less processing power in general than video processing, it should be considered equally important. In this ...
EDN

Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)

Analog transmission is not particularly efficient. When the signal-to-noise ratio of an analog signal deteriorates due to attenuation, amplifying the signal also amplifies noise. Digital signals are ...
Ars Technica

Dolby Over Optical With Asus Xonar DG

I have the Xonar DG sound card. I am trying to get Dolby Digital and DTS over optical, but after trying and reading, it appears all I can get is 2 channel PCM. But, when I go to the windows sound in ...