BitsPerSample Enumeration

public enum BitsPerSample

Public Enumeration BitsPerSample

public enum class BitsPerSample

type BitsPerSample

GSF.Media.BitsPerSample = function();
GSF.Media.BitsPerSample.createEnum('GSF.Media.BitsPerSample', false);

Strictly speaking, “bits-per-sample” describes the total number of bits used to encode the amplitude (or volume) of a sampled signal. The following table describes a few typical bit ranges and their possible resolution:

Bit range	Resolution
8-bits (1 Byte)	0 to 255
16-bits (2 Bytes)	-32,768 to 32,767
24-bits (3 Bytes)	-8,388,608 to 8,388,607
32-bits (4 Bytes)	-2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647

The net result is that more bits you use, the more resolution you can achieve in amplitude; hence “more bits = better sound quality” however you have to compromise for technical constraints because “more bits = more required space”.