presentations/audiocodecs/slides/02-2-terms.md

Important Terminology

• Bit/Sampling Depth
  • Number of bits that represent each data point
  • Typically 16/24/32 bits
• Sampling Rate
  • Number of data points per second
  • Typically 44.1/48kHz
• Bit Rate
  • Number of bits per second of audio
  • Varies wildly
• Audio Channels
  • Number of audio streams contained
  • Typically 2 (Stereo)

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