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White Paper "Digital Microphones and AES42"/"Digitale Mikrofone und AES42" - German version v2.1, 11.05.2010 The authors of the White Paper "Digital microphones and AES42" aim at providing an objective as possible view on the topic. On this basis, an introduction into and an assessment of this new technology is enabled.
Authors:Claudio Becker-Foss, DirectOut Please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (aes42 'at' hauptmikrofon.de) for your comments, proposals and criticism! The document will be regularly updated.
Index (English):
Introduction 1 1. The history of digital studio microphones 2 1.1. The first “digital microphone” 2 1.2. The first digital studio microphone 2 1.3. The first commercial success of digital microphone technology 4 1.4. The path toward a standard digital microphone interface 4 1.5. More recent developments 5 2. What is a digital microphone? 6 2.1. “Digital” or “digitalized”? 6 2.2. Dynamic range 7 2.3. A/D Conversion 9 2.3.1. Introduction 9 2.3.2. Multi-stage converter schemes 9 3. The AES42 Standard 11 3.1. Origin and Motivation of the Standard 11 3.2. Operating data and protocols 11 3.2.1. Powering 11 3.2.2. Audio format 12 3.2.3. Compatibility 12 3.2.4. Synchronization 12 3.2.5. Remote control 14 3.2.6. DSP 16 4. Practical issues in the use of digital microphones 17 4.1. What AES42 controllers or interfaces exist? 17 4.2. What is the difference between using digital and analog microphones? 17 4.2.1. Latency 17 4.2.2. Power consumption 18 4.2.3. Cables 18 4.2.4. Are digital microphones more complicated to use than analog microphones? 18 4.3. Sampling rate conversion 18 4.3.1. Necessity 18 4.3.2. Operating principles and characteristics 19 4.3.3. Modern sampling rate converters and audio quality 21 4.4. Operational reliability 22 4.4.1. Increased likelihood of failure due to greater complexity of the electronics? 22 4.4.2. Electromagnetic compatibility and radio-frequency interference 22 4.4.3. Phantom powering 22 4.4.4. Humidity 22 4.4.5. Cable capacitance 22 4.4.6. Input impedance of the equipment to which the microphone is connected 23 4.4.7. Synchronization 23 4.4.8. Embedded software 23 4.4.9. Summary 24 4.5. Areas of application for digital microphones 24 5. Future directions for digital microphones 26 5.1. Compatibility with existing systems 26 5.2. Investment costs (amplifiers, capsules, converters) 26 5.3. Differences among implementations of the AES42 standard 27 5.4. Which areas of application hold the future of digital microphones? 27 5.5. How can digital microphones be made (still) more appealing to work with? 27 5.6. Summary 28 Advantages of digital microphones: 28 Advantages of analog microphones: 28 Questions remain … 29 6. The Authors 30 7. Bibliography 31 8. Table of Illustrations, Sources 32
Index (German):Einleitung 11. Geschichte der "digitalen" Studiomikrofone 21.1. Das erste Digitalmikrofon 2 2. Was ist ein digitales Mikrofon? 72.1. Digital oder digitalisiert? 7 3. Der AES42-Standard 123.1. Entstehungsgeschichte des Standards/ Motivation 12 4. Praktische Fragen beim Betrieb digitaler Mikrofone 194.1. Welche AES42-Controller/ Interfaces gibt es? 19 5. Quo vadis Digitalmikrofon? 285.1. Kompatibilität zu bestehenden Systemen 28 6. Die Autoren 327. Literaturhinweise 338. Abbildungsverzeichnis 34
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