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Six 28- and 44-pin 16-bit dsPIC DSCs (digital-signal controllers) each include a dual-channel, 100k-sample/sec, 16-bit audio DAC module. The DMA-enabled devices have 16 kbytes of RAM, including 2 ...

There’s a special place in our hearts for chip tunes generated with your favorite microcontroller. But why stop there? Full-featured audio is a great challenge and it’s not often we see examples of ...

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Chandler, Ariz.—Microchip Technology Inc. announced six 28- and 44-pin 16-bit dsPIC digital signal controllers (DSCs) with a dual-channel, 100-ksps, 16-bit audio digital-to-analog conversion (DAC) ...

We've rounded up some of the best (and still affordable) products for you to get the most bang for your buck. Read now Encoding has always been part of digital audio. Lossless formats encode ...

If your audio fidelity experience has only been in the form of CDs, MP3s, or lower-quality streaming services (such as Spotify and YouTube Music), you may be missing out on some audio bliss. There’s a ...

I was told recently to use (at least) a 24 bit sample width during close-up recording of an acoustic instrument, in order to have sufficient headway (dynamic range) before any compression. I can see ...

Unlike video tech, which seems to change every 10 years or so, audio has stayed largely the same for decades. If you bought a decent microphone and interface a decade ago or more, there’s a good ...

Since publishing our preview of Gigabyte's GA-X38T-DQ6, a board that uses the Realtek ALC889a codec and supports HDCP content encryption, it became apparent that this doesn't matter for Cyberlink's ...