Saturday, July 31, 2010

Audio specifications

DVD-Audio offers many possible configurations of audio channels, ranging from single-channel mono to 5.1-channel surround sound, at various sampling frequencies and sample rates.[5] (The ".1" denotes a Low-frequency effects channel (LFE) for bass and/or special audio effects.)

Compared to the compact disc, the much higher capacity DVD format enables the inclusion of either:

  • Considerably more music (with respect to total running time and quantity of songs) or
  • Far higher audio quality, reflected by higher linear sampling rates and higher bit-per-sample resolution, and/or
  • Additional channels for spatial sound reproduction.

Audio on a DVD-Audio disc can be stored in many different bit depth/sampling rate/channel combinations:

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