12-Mar-2016, 14:25
A long but very interesting read on "The Future of Clocks: Clarifications in the Audio Clocking Paradigm" here:
http://pinknoisemag.com/pink-papers/pink-paper-002
"Overview
This report is part technical paper, part cultural history, part investigative journalism, and part gear review. The cultural history section of this paper considers how audio clocks went from being thought of as synchronization devices to aesthetic devices (affecting sound). The emergence of entrenched debates over external vs. internal clocking is also considered in depth, and an attempt to draw those debates to a close is made. The investigative journalism centers around a first-in-print disclosure of the Digidesign 192 converter’s inherent jitter, a fact that helps to clarify the rise of aesthetic clocking, as well as the confusion and debates around it. The technical paper content puts forth an accessible technical paradigm with which the end-user of digital audio systems, who we presume lacks a deeper technical understanding, can begin to more effectively evaluate those systems. Some deeper technical concepts are explored in an accessible manner, and recommendations for listening are made. Finally, the gear review section presents the first comparative round-up of 10 MHz audio clocks, a relatively new breed of clocks for the pro audio market designed solely for their sonic impact, and we compare them to standard crystal-based generators, as well."
http://pinknoisemag.com/pink-papers/pink-paper-002
"Overview
This report is part technical paper, part cultural history, part investigative journalism, and part gear review. The cultural history section of this paper considers how audio clocks went from being thought of as synchronization devices to aesthetic devices (affecting sound). The emergence of entrenched debates over external vs. internal clocking is also considered in depth, and an attempt to draw those debates to a close is made. The investigative journalism centers around a first-in-print disclosure of the Digidesign 192 converter’s inherent jitter, a fact that helps to clarify the rise of aesthetic clocking, as well as the confusion and debates around it. The technical paper content puts forth an accessible technical paradigm with which the end-user of digital audio systems, who we presume lacks a deeper technical understanding, can begin to more effectively evaluate those systems. Some deeper technical concepts are explored in an accessible manner, and recommendations for listening are made. Finally, the gear review section presents the first comparative round-up of 10 MHz audio clocks, a relatively new breed of clocks for the pro audio market designed solely for their sonic impact, and we compare them to standard crystal-based generators, as well."
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