Tag: sampling rate

In this article (http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/04/does-mastered-for-itunes-matter-to-music-ars-puts-it-to-the-test.ars) Chris Foresman concludes erroneously that a 44.1kHz sampling frequency with 16-bits of resolution is plenty to faithfully reproduce the spectrum of audible sounds “good enough” for most people. The sample rate of CDs is underpowered, because it should be at least comparable to the limits of human hearing. At 44.1kHz the…