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'''Pulse Code Modulation''' ('''PCM''') is a method of recording sound as digital data. The amplitude of the audio signal is sampled at a regular [[sampling rate]], and [[Quantization|quantized]] with a fixed [[bit depth]]. | '''Pulse Code Modulation''' ('''PCM''') is a method of recording sound as digital data. The amplitude of the audio signal is sampled at a regular [[sampling rate]], and [[Quantization|quantized]] with a fixed [[bit depth]]. | ||
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Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) is a method of recording sound as digital data. The amplitude of the audio signal is sampled at a regular sampling rate, and quantized with a fixed bit depth.
This technology was created by Alec Reeves in 1937.