Creative 16-Bit Sound Card User Manual page 72

Sampling
Sampling Rate
Sound File
Stereo
.VOC
.WAV
16-bit
The process of converting analog signal into
digital data.
The frequency at which samples of sound is
taken. A higher sampling rate produces
results close to the original but it requires
more memory.
Files containing sound data. Sound files are
usually stored in four formats with .WAV,
.MID, .VOC and .CMF extensions.
To record sound using two channels. See
also Channel.
Extension for sound data saved in Creative
Labs, Inc. Voice format.
Extension for sound data saved in Microsoft
wave format.
Produces a rich, detailed sound that
embodies more than 65,000 possible digital
configurations.