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Convention Paper

Oversampled Analogue-to-Digital Conversion for Digital Audio Systems

Authors: Darling, Timothy F.; Hawksford, Malcolm J.

AES Convention 85 · Paper 2740 · November 1988

Abstract

An alternative method of digitizing music signals is presented which relies on the techniques of spectral noiseshaping and oversampling which achieves theoretical and computed SQNR of (110-120) dB. This encoding scheme is based upon higher order delta-sigma modulation and is referred to as HLDSM-ADC. A hardware version of this system was developed measuring 80 dB SQNR and .007% THD. Potentially the HLDSM-ADC developed and analyzed in this paper offers noise and distortion performance superior to PCM, a simpler hardware realization and reduced cost.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 85
AES Convention
85
Paper number
2740
Publication date
November 6, 1988
Session subject
Recording
Affiliation
University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA ; University of Essex, Colchester, Essex, England (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper