Re: [linux-audio-dev] 64 bit float or integer

[Karl MacMillan]

On Sat, 19 May 2001, Remco Poelstra wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Just a (simple) question: Does it make any differences in audio quality,
> whether a program is implemented with 64 bit float or 64 bit integer?
>

Yes - floating point numbers have _greatly_ increased dynamic range.

Karl

> Remco Poelstra
>

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