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Sample Rate
The sample rate is the rate at which [sampling] occurs in a digital system. These rates have been largely standardized throughout the audio industry as follows:
| Sample Rate (samples/second) | Description |
|---|---|
32000 | only used in radio and transmission applications |
441001 | 44.1 standard for CD-quality audio |
48000 | 44.1 and 48 common for many applications |
88200 | adopted by many professional studios and industries |
96000 | adopted by many professional studios and industries |
176400 | adopted by many professional studios and industries |
192000 | adopted by many professional studios and industries, 4x the standard 48000 sample rate |
Sampling is an inherently discrete process.
- No knowledge of what happens in-between samples; this data is necessarily lost