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Subject: Re: hi-res pcm sound support
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>From:	"Guenter Geiger" <guenter.geiger@psp-vie.be.philips.com>
>
>Id suggest using 32-bit integers -- little endian and big endian version of
[ .. ]
>Any conversion to some soundcard internal 24 bit format should be done in the
>driver.

Direct 24 bit data (a stereo sample per 6 bytes) would be a good thing
if Digital I/O or 20/24-bit A/D cards are giving that kind of data out.

But both could co-exist if there is a need for 32-bit data.

Yours,

Juhana

