One of the challenges for designing a docking system or device accessory is to perform the sample-rate conversion (SRC) without degrading the audio quality, and at the lowest cost possible. Fig 1. A ...

I use a SoundBlaster Play! 3 to record from an external analog (mono) audio source. This interface can sample in 24 bits at 48kHz. On Mac this is configured via the "Audio MIDI Setup" program. I don't ...

Part 1 of this article series discussed the theoretical benefits of high-resolution audio’s large sample sizes and the degree to which the limitations of real-life equipment, recording studios, and ...

When designing audio docking stations and accessories for portable digital audio devices and other digital audio sources, designers are constrained by cost while trying to deliver the highest-quality ...