WarmJetGuitar
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I was reading this article where Mike Spitz mentions a term called "transitions" as a way of measuring audio quality. It left me wondering what that means? Havn't been able to find anything usefull on Google, though I might not be searching well enough. Are any of you familiar with this term and able to explain it to me?
The article wasn't from a recording specific website though Mike Spitz was if any a credible source.
"Analog’s attraction lies in its ultra-high resolution capability, Spitz explains. Direct Stream Digital (DSD), the high-resolution digital disc format Sony used for its audiophile SACD format, is capable of 2.884,000 transitions per track per second, but a high-quality mastering tape contains approximately 80 million transitions per track second. “And that’s just for 1/4-inch two-track tape running at 15 IPS,” says Spitz. “The resolution goes up substantially with wider tracks and higher (tape) speeds.”"
I was reading this article where Mike Spitz mentions a term called "transitions" as a way of measuring audio quality. It left me wondering what that means? Havn't been able to find anything usefull on Google, though I might not be searching well enough. Are any of you familiar with this term and able to explain it to me?
The article wasn't from a recording specific website though Mike Spitz was if any a credible source.
"Analog’s attraction lies in its ultra-high resolution capability, Spitz explains. Direct Stream Digital (DSD), the high-resolution digital disc format Sony used for its audiophile SACD format, is capable of 2.884,000 transitions per track per second, but a high-quality mastering tape contains approximately 80 million transitions per track second. “And that’s just for 1/4-inch two-track tape running at 15 IPS,” says Spitz. “The resolution goes up substantially with wider tracks and higher (tape) speeds.”"