1.2 Sound

Cards (5)

  • Sound
    A type of analog signal that is captured and converted into digital form to be processed by a computer
  • Sample rate
    number of samples taken in a second
  • Sampling
    a process that takes measurements of a sound wave at regular intervals and converts the measurements into binary data
  • Higher sample rate
    more accurate representation of original sound wave but also increases file size of digital sound
  • Sample resolution
    number of bits per sample
    Size of file increases as sample resolution and sample rate increases