Re: [ecasound] lossless conversion broken?

Hi Julien,

>  No it shouldn't be reason for distortion, as float can be much more precise
> than int. So only the other way round float -> int can introduce distortion

Well, a 32-bit float stores a 23+1 bit mantissa and an 8-bit exponent,
so the resolution is *at most* the same as for 24-bit PCM. In any
case, if there's an internal int->float conversion, there must also be
a float->int conversion when writing the output file.

Theory aside, as my wav -> wav experiment showed there can be 1-bit
round-off errors, and for a low-level signal those would count more
than for a full-range signal. I like ecasound's versatility and
power-features (double-buffering, realtime priority), but I prefer to
"stay lossless" as far as I can down the processing chain.

-- Dan

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