sbjaerum Wrote: > What is the difference between the terms 'master clock' and 'word > clock'? > Is the frequency of a word clock equal to the sample rate, while the > frequency of a master clock is equal to a (possibly large) multiple of > the sample rate?
Correct, the word clock is equal to the sample rate. Master clock (MCLK) is usually 256x (eg 11.2896 MHz for 44.1KHz), but not always. A device taking a word clock input will have a multiplier circuit which generates whatever internal master clock is needed. -- seanadams ------------------------------------------------------------------------ seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26202 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
