19 Jul
2012
19 Jul
'12
3 p.m.
Harman Kalra wrote:
Since so many PCM formats such as S8, U8, S16_LE, U16_LE, A-law, u-law-, IMA_ADPCM, MPEG, GSM, etc are there so which format should I opt for.
In most cases, you should use some format supported by your hardware. Typically, this is S16.
- What is difference between signed and unsigned PCM format, how does
it can affect the sound quality.
It does not affect the sound quality.
- If I go for MPEG format, does it mean that audio compression would
handled at my audio port level and my DSP processor would not come into picture.
If you tried to set MPEG format, ALSA would inform you that the device does not support this.
- If I opt for A-law or u-law, what could be benefits/disadvantages of
using these formats.
These formats use one byte per sample, like U8, but have more dynamic range than U8. They are still worse than S16.
Regards, Clemens