In Reply to: Isn't a small part of the "problem" that... posted by saintjean on May 19, 2025 at 06:22:17:
I don't blame you to think so in 1983. Almost none of us did understand digital at that time.
Today we know the MSB is not a checksum (parity) but a sign bit. It simply tells you if the values are negative (-32768) or positive (+32767).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disc_Digital_Audio
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Follow Ups
- Checksum - Roseval 09:45:54 05/19/25 (2)
- I am not a packrat... - saintjean 16:39:00 05/19/25 (1)
- About Checksum vs. +/- Sign--that bit is still not available for music data, right? - Roseval 02:38:45 05/20/25 (0)