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RE: 1954 Called, it wants it hardware back

"... Digital has a hard set finite range of scale whereas vinyl has a much greater range of scale which is limited only by its relationship of s/n ratio and noise floor. ..."

If a range of scale is limited (e.g. a governor on an engine), the net result is a hard finite range of scale. The extra neutered HP is useless.

You could also apply the same logic about digital. It has an infinite range of scale that is only limited by its chosen bit depth (with 64-bit being over 300dB).

"... The largest number which can be represented (by a 32-bit float) is ~3.4 x 1038, and the smallest number is ~1.2 x 10-38. Doing the math:

dBnoise = 20 x log (1.2 x 10-38) = -758 dB

dBmax = 20 x log (3.4 x 1038) = 770 dB

The dynamic range that can be represented by a 32-bit (floating point) file is 1528 dB. Since the greatest difference in sound pressure on Earth can be about 210 dB, from anechoic chamber to massive shockwave, 1528 dB is far beyond what will ever be required to represent acoustical sound amplitude in a computer file. ..."
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2022/03/30 Historical Records CENSORED
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: "We learn from history that we don't learn from history"

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