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Pulse Code Modulation (PCM). Analog voice data must be translated into a series of binary digits before they can be transmitted. With Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) , the amplitude of the sound wave is sampled at regular intervals and translated into a binary number.
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Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) Analog voice data must be translated into a series of binary digits before they can be transmitted. With Pulse Code Modulation (PCM), the amplitude of the sound wave is sampled at regular intervals and translated into a binary number. The difference between the original analog signal and the translated digital signal is called quantizing error.
PCM PCM uses a sampling rate of 8000 samples per second. Each sample is an 8 bit sample resulting in a digital rate of 64,000 bps (8 x 8000).
Converting Samples to Bits • Quantizing • Similar concept to pixelization • Breaks wave into pieces, assigns a value in a particular range • 8-bit range allows for 256 possible sample levels • More bits means greater detail, fewer bits means less detail