In this usage,
DYNAMIC HEADROOM
The ability of a componentto correctly duplicate high speed, high level transient signals in excess of those normally encountered in audio playback. If a comp, onent does not have sufficient DynamicHeadroom,it will either fall short of the actual intensity and accuracy of the transient, or possibly distort it.
FIBRE OPTIC
An interconnecting link through which digital data is transmitted via a beamof light.
INSTRUCTION CYCLE
A period of time in which a processor completes a single or series of operations.
OVERSAMPLING
A methodby which additional samples are plotted in between the original recorded samples in order to in- crease the time domainresolution of the playback wave- form.
~,hUANTIZATION
e process by which analog music is converted into digital data.
RFI
uses, and can radiate radio frequency en.ergy which can cause interference to radio communications.
SAMPLES
A digital sample is a quantized coordinate representing a specific amphtudeat a specific time. Thousands of
samples per second are quantized during recording to digitally represent the original music.
SAMPLING RATE
The frequency at which analog data~:~is sampledin the
recording process (ex. a Sa~m,l~],ing Rate of ~4.1KHz which is used in recording CDs represents 44,100 quan-
tized samples per second).
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