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As mentioned earlier, more accurate sampling requires more memory. Just
how much of an impact does this really make? The table below shows how much memory, in MB,
is required for a sampled 1-minute signal at some common sample rates and resolutions.
Note the variance in required memory between the lowest-quality and highest-quality
samples:
Sample
Rate |
8-Bit
Resolution |
16-Bit
Resolution |
8 kHz
(mono) |
0.47 |
0.94 |
22.05
kHz (mono) |
1.29 |
2.58 |
44.1 kHz
(mono) |
2.58 |
5.17 |
44.1 kHz
(stereo) |
5.17 |
10.34 |
| Resolution |
Playback |
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