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- The number of digital
snapshots or
samples taken of an analog audio signal in one second
necessary to produce a digital interpretation of the original
signal. The industry standard sampling frequency for
CD-quality audio is 44.1 kHz. Also referred to as Sample Rate.
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- A measure of how
quiet an audio device
is when no signal is present. Also referred to as Hum and Noise
or Residual Noise.
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ny/Philips Digital Interface. An interface
(input/output) that allows you to connect two digital audio
devices using an RCA connector (Coaxial) or a TOSLINK
(Optical).
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he abbreviation for Total Harmonic Distortion.
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– Windows Driver Model. A driver model based on the
Windows NT driver model that is designed to provide a common
architecture of I/O services for Windows operating systems for
specific classes of drivers. This driver model is currently
supported under Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows
Millenium Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. WDM
drivers provide multichannel I/O.
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