Analog Tape Format

Transport speed of professional recording tape:

15 or 30 inches per second (IPS)

Frequency response:

approx. 20 - 20,000 Hz, +/- 3 dB

Dynamic range (above tape noise floor):

approx. 60 - 70 dB

Harmonic distortion:

approx. 0.3 - 0.8% @ 0 dB, 1 kHz

Wow and flutter:

approx. 0.005 - 0.02% (WRMS)

Digital (CD Audio) Format

Sampling rate:

44,100 samples per second, per channel

Theoretical frequency range:

0 - 22,050 Hz

Dynamic range (16 bits per sample):

96.32 dB

Effective harmonic distortion:

approx. 0.002 - 0.005% @ 0dB, 1 kHz

Wow and flutter:

negligible