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Term: A-to-D converter

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Term: A-to-D converter

Definition:
Device. that receives analog sound waveforms as an input and produces a digital audio stream, most frequently in Linear Pulse Code Modulation encoding.
Category:
Audio
Resource:
Measurement and Evaluation of Analog-to-Digital Converters (Ken Pohlman)
http://www.clir.org/activities/details/AD-Converters-Pohlmann.pdf
See also:
Linear Pulse Code Modulation