Difference between revisions of "Pulse Code Modulation"

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This technology was created by Alec Reeves in 1937.
 
This technology was created by Alec Reeves in 1937.
  
==See also==
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== See also ==
* [[PDM]]
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* [[Pulse-Density Modulation]] (PDM)
* [[PAM]]
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* [[Pulse-Amplitude Modulation]] (PAM)
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* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/quantium/ahr/pcm.htm A page on PCM history]
 
* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/quantium/ahr/pcm.htm A page on PCM history]
 
 
  
  
 
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[[Category:Technical]]

Revision as of 14:34, 14 June 2007

Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) is a method of recording sound as digital data. The amplitude of the audio signal is sampled at a regular sampling rate, and quantized with a fixed bit depth.

This technology was created by Alec Reeves in 1937.

See also