Category: TECHNOLOGY EXPLAINED
Find out everything you want to learn about the Super Audio CD Format!
Start with ‘why SA-CD’ for the basics, continue with ‘SA-CD in Plain English’ to get acquinted with the features, and download a complete technical overview at ‘Detailed Information’.
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MULTI-CHANNEL DISC
Stereo and Multi-channel on one disc. Direct Stream Transfer (DST) loss-less coding makes it possible to store 70-80 minutes of both stereo and multi-channel DSD content on a disc. Separate data areas are provided for stereo and multi-channel content, giving artists the flexibility to provide two discrete mixes of the same content on a disc.Moreover,…
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THE ARITHMETIC OF DSD CONVERSION
Downconversion to 16-bit/44.1 kHz digital audio is just one option for the DSD bit stream. The system’s 2.8224 MHz sampling rate is specifically designed for high precision downconversion to all current PCM sampling rates. In all cases, the conversions in sync are performed with simple integer multiplies and divides. As a result, music companies can…
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Why SA-CD
In the early 80s the arrival of the Compact Disc (CD) caused a revolution in our homes and day-to-day lives. Quality, portability and ease of use – all in one small silver disc. Now, some 20 years later, digital technology has progressed making a new revolution possible. In the search for the perfect audio quality…
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SA-CD In Plain English
DSD: the recording technology behind SA-CD Super Audio CD uses a new and radically different technology called Direct Stream Digital (DSD) to convert music into a digital signal that can be stored on a disc. Compared to the traditional PCM method (the technology used for CD), DSD offers a much higher resolution by following more…
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