Audio Basis - How Audio Works [Articles 2023]

Audio Basis is series of articles by Audiophile Inventory about digital audio processing and audio devices. It's add-on to user manual.

 

 

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DSD format

• What is DSD audio >
  • DSD vs DSF vs DFF Files Audio >
  • What is Audio Formats DSD 2.8 DSD64 DSD5.6 DSD128 DSD256 DSD512 DSD1024 >
  • What Inside DSD Converter of Audio Files >
  • How to sigma delta modulation works in audio >
  • DSD Decoder for Audio >
  • DSD editor [audio quality, how it work] >
  • DSF vs PCM. What is common base? >
  • DSD vs FLAC >
  • DSD player list >
• What is DSF file format? How open DSF files audio? >
  • How to playback DSF files in Foobar2000 [Step-by-Step] >
  • How Impact to Audio Quality of PCM to DSF Conversion. 1-bit DSF vs. PCM >
• What is DFF file format >
  • DFF file extension >
• ISO to DSF Conversion Audio Files [Frequently Asked Question] >
• DSD music download sites (including free samples) >
• How to rip SACD >

 

PCM format

• What is Hi-Res Audio? [quick start quide] >
• What is Hi-Res Audio? Where are Free Downloads, 7 Myths >
• PCM Audio [Quick Explanation. Myth Reasons] >
• Audio Converter list >
• Audio Player List >
   
• How to open WAV >
  • WAV 64 bit - RF64 - MBWF >
  • BWF >
  • How to convert RF64 >
  How to open FLAC >

 

Lossless

• What is FLAC file format >
• WAV and FLAC. Identical by binary or not? (video) >

 

Sample rate

• Sample rate >
• Audio Sample Rate Converter >
• Oversampling >
• Downsampling >
• DSF oversampling. D64 vs. D128 >
• What Better Multiple or Non-Multiple Resampling >
• Audio Converter for High Resolution Music Files (video) >

 

Bit depth

• Bit depth >
• What is dithering audio? >

 

Digital filters

• What Is Ringing Audio >

 

General processing issues

• What is Jitter in Audio. Sound Quality Issues >
• 64-bit audio processing. Necessity or redundancy >
• How to Choose the Best Audio Converter Software >
• Best Audio File Format [Explanation, Infographic] >

 

CD ripping

• Safe Audio CD Ripping Technology >
• How to Choose the best CD ripper software >
• The Best Format to Rip CD Audio: How to Choose [Article] >
• Rip Audio CD [Frequently Asked Questions] >

 

Sound quality

• Where is the Limit of Audio Quality? >
• Analog vs. Digital. What is difference? >
• How to improve sound quality? >
• Can audio quality be objective? >

 

Tests

• Hearing Test vs. Measurements Audio. Where True? >
• Why We Can't Compare Different Audio Formats >
• 7 Keystones of Accurate HiFi Blind Test [Article] >
• Could a Music Be Used for Sound Quality Tests? [Article] >

 

Ultrasound

• Audio as Optics >
• What is optimization audio for DAC >
• Experiment: How to listen ultrasound noise (video) >

 

Power supply

• Power Conditioner for Audio. It's real advantage? >

 

DAC

• R 2R Ladder DAC vs Sigma-Delta DAC vs DSD DAC >

• NOS DAC. Non-Oversampling DAC [Advantages, Disadvantages] >

 

Loudspeakers

• Loudspeakers. How it works. Types >

• Spatial sound issues >

 

Audio physics for beginners

• Electric voltage >
• Electric current >
• Electrical Resistance >
• What is Electrical Power and Energy >
• What is dynamic range audio >

 

Music production

• DAW (digital audio workstation) list >

 

Audiophile sites

• Free audio downloads in high resolution >
• Where are free hi-res downloads? >
• Where are Hi-Res Audio Online? >

 

Read more

1. Audio converter >
2. DSF DFF WAV FLAC AIFF mp3 ... converter >
3. ISO converter [1-bit audio] >
4. CD-ripper >
5. Metadata editor >
6. Support >
7. DFF File Format Audio >
8. DSF File Format Audio >
9. FLAC >
10. Tutorials >