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Subject: Re: [laptop-tapers] resampling?
From: Gianni Pavan <>
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 11:30:19 +0200
In the worst case is a DA conversion at the incoming rate followed by an AD 
at the computer rate.
In the best case the resampling is done in the digital domain, though I 
don't know the mathematics involved when the clocks are only slightly 
different...

Two clocks very rarely are in synch (a DAT output might be 48009 
samples/sec while the board input might be 47995); resampling even if the 
rates *should* be the same allows to avoid synchronizing and locking 
(slaving) the input clock to the incoming clock.

The best way to verify if a board resamples or not its digital input is to 
computer generate a .wav file with a signal at the Nyquist rate and full 
scale amplitude. It is very simple to generate: a monophonic signal should 
be -32768,+32767,-32768,+32767 and so on. A stereo should be 
-32768,-32768,+32767,+32767,-32768,-32768,+32767,+32767...
Try also with amplitude reduced to 1/2.
Then you need a digital output board to send the SPDIF signal to the 
board/device to be tested. If the signal you acquire is digitally resampled 
you'll see immediately with no doubts......

Alternatively you could burn an audio CD and do the test with the digital 
output of your CD player.  Of course never send the sound to your 
HiFi...  I never tried the CD solution, though it should work.


Better explanations/hints are welcome,
Gianni


At 01.23 10/08/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>       Is there a good writeup somewhere that describes what is meant
>when a device performes "needless resampling"?  I've heard this said
>of the soundblaster and edirol products (and others) but must admit I
>don't understand it.
>
>Thanks,
>John
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