A Call for Comment on DRAFT AES78id-xxxx AES information document for digital audio measurements – Audio ADC test method and performance specification for archiving and preservation applications was published on 2025-11-21.
This information document specifies a set of measurement methods and associated performance criteria to characterize the performance of audio analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) used in archiving and preservation workflows operating at 48 kHz and 96 kHz sampling rates. This information document considers the production of files using high-quality ADC devices.
Go to AES Connect / Call For Comment / Documents to download the DRAFT document. The file is named aes78id-xxxx-251121-cfc.pdf and is in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
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