Talk:Pulse-code modulation
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Missing context or corrupted paragraph
The paragraph that reads PCM in the late 1940s and early 1950s...a glitch-free Gray code...a fan beam instead of a scanning beam seems to be out of place or unexplained -- did we suddenly switch from audio to video? Also, the name "Goodall" is employed without being explained or introduced. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.227.250.195 (talk) 16:17, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
Nomenclature?
The word pulse in the term Pulse Width Modulation is somewhat confusing, as there appear to be no "pulses" per se anywhere to be found.
I believe this should read 'Pulse Code Modulation'. Please confirm. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ktims (talk • contribs) 09:37, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
High Definition Media
From what I have read, many Blu-ray movies have PCM soundtracks. But HD DVD? I don't think ANY of my HD DVD movies have a PCM soundtrack. I am not sure "many" applies to HD DVD PCM soundtracks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.71.201.149 (talk) 12:05, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
Todo
This was left as a HTML comment in the article. I don't know when or by whom. I am moving it here today. ~KvnG 00:50, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
- To be written - topics to be covered:
- development of the PCM concept
- Bell Labs and 8 kHz DS0 standard
- early ADPCM codecs
- mu law and A law
- development of hi-fi digital audio
- NICAM
- Sigma-delta modulation
32-bit
Doorknob747 apparently would like us to include information on 32-bit PCM. I'm reverting the restoration of Linear pulse-code modulation (which I had merged into this articl) but have added the material that the article was apparently revived for. I know there is 32-bit floating-point audio. I don't know that 32-bit PCM is a real thing and the reference supplied is not particularly reassuring. ~KvnG 18:44, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- The blog/discussion board reference is not good enough to state this as a fact. I see no 32-bit PCM in professional audio. Mac OS X uses to 32-bit floating-point linear PCM, but floating-point is not the same as 32 actual bits. Binksternet (talk) 19:34, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- look this up on internet PCM_S32BE. Also if u were to install wave surfer and use it to convert a audio sample there is a option to convert it to Lin32. Also, VLC media player reads Linear 32-bit audio.Doorknob747 00:42, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
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