DSD Digital Recording

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Virtually all digital recording uses a format called PCM. But
there is another digital format that works in an entirely
different way. It’s called DSD, for Direct Stream Digital, and
you might find that it sounds better than PCM.


In this episode, I explain what DSD is, mostly from a practical,
user, viewpoint.


If it sounds better, why don’t we use it? Well, DSD comes with
some serious limitations. I explain those limitations and the
techniques used to get around them in the world of contemporary
recording.


Most people will find the shortcomings of DSD to be enough of a
problem that they have no interest in it. But for those of us who
are on a quest for the best sounding audio we can achieve, DSD is
worth it despite its challenges.


Here is a link to Native DSD, a digital distributor that has
specialized in DSD digital downloads:


https://www.nativedsd.com/


… and a link to Outer Marker Records, the label the Hazelrigg
Brothers and I founded a few years go. All the releases on Outer
Marker were recorded in DSD:


https://www.nativedsd.com/label/outer-marker-records/


We think DSD is the most musical recording format there is.


 


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