Posted by Eeyore on 11/29/07 16:46

Don Pearce wrote:

> "Arny Krueger" <arnyk@hotpop.com> wrote:
> >"Don Pearce" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote
> >> Eeyore wrote:
> >>> Randy Yates wrote:
> >>>> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> writes:
> >>>>
> >>>>> ALL audio compression schemes rely on 'throwing away'
> >>>>> information to get the desired result.
> >>>>
> >>>> I suppose you meant to say "ALL lossy audio compression
> >>>> schemes ...".
> >>>
> >>> Fair enough.
> >>>
> >>> How much data compression can the non-lossy ones deliver
> >>> ? I've never investigated. I imagine it can't be that
> >>> much.
> >>
> >> I don't think the non-lossy ones are strictly codecs -
> >> just data compression and restoration systems.
> >
> >Chips that contain nothing but an ADC and a DAC are commonly called codecs
> >by their makers - like AKM.
>
> I think they have their terminology wrong. That goes against normal
> usage.

That is what they call them though.

Graham

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