Audio File Formats You Can Record Or Play On The Pcm-D100 - Sony PCM-D100 Operating Instructions Manual

What you can do with the PCM-D100 (continued)
Audio file formats you can
record or play on the PCM-D100
The linear PCM recorder can make a high-
quality recording in DSD, LPCM, and MP3 file
formats. The recorder also supports playback
of a variety of file formats (DSD, LPCM, FLAC,
AAC, MP3, WMA).
DSD (Direct Stream Digital)
The digital audio technology that is also used
for super audio CDs. Conventional digital
audio systems such as CDs, DVDs, and PC
sound use the LPCM format. DSD, however, is
a digital audio format quite different from the
LPCM format.
The size of an audio signal is expressed as
the density (shade) of a single-bit digital
pulse, realizing supreme sound quality that
has never existed before. It reproduces the
original sound with the highest fidelity by
removing the "digital taste" of conventional
LPCM systems.
LPCM (Linear Pulse Code Modulation)
A digital audio format that records pure
sounds without compressing the source
sound.
By recording each element of the source
sound as it is, the LPCM format can reproduce
the expressions and presence of the original
sound. The 96 kHz 24 bit recording, regarded
as the standard recording format of major
recording studios, realizes high-density
recording exceeding DAT (48 kHz 16 bit) and
audio CD (44.1 kHz 16 bit) recording. Due to
its flat frequency response covering low and
wide ranges, the LPCM format records files
in rich sound quality. The sound is recorded
in a file format (.wav) that can be played on
conventional computers.
Use the LPCM format for versatility.
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MP3
The MP3 file format compresses sound data to
reduce the file size.
Although it only cuts sound in the range
inaudible to human ears, the sound quality is
inferior to that of the LPCM format.
Use the MP3 format for sharing files on the
Internet or reducing file size.
Notes
You can record a DSD file with higher sound quality
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than an LPCM. The data is, however, recorded
in a file format (.dsf) that cannot be played in a
conventional computer. Play or edit the file on the
PCM-D100 or another device that supports the DSD
file format.
Sound Forge Audio Studio LE does not support or
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handle DSD files.
Noise may occur when using the linear PCM
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recorder to edit DSD files.