In Fri, 23 Nov 2018 14:18:01 +0000 Gordonjcp <gordon...@gjcp.net> wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 02:09:02PM +0100, Robin Gareus wrote: > > On 11/23/2018 01:00 PM, Will Godfrey wrote: > > [...] > > > Thanks for going into this in such detail Robin. I never realised > > > fp stuff could be *quite* so, umm, approximate! > > > > Depending on context and the maths, the difference may not matter at > > all, or may be off completely.. > > Surely the answer is just to use 16-bit ints for everything, then...? > Let me note - it would be at least 32-bit int, since in 32bit float significand is 23bit. Of course, if clipping-resistance is not important (special precaucions like keeping signal level in range of e.g. -6db or -12db could emulate it). _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
