Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)

Analog voice data must be translated into a series of

binary digits before they can be transmitted.
With Pulse Code Modulation (PCM), the amplitude
of the sound wave is sampled at regular intervals
and translated into a binary number.
The difference between the original analog signal
and the translated digital signal is called
quantizing error.
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PCM uses a sampling rate of 8000 samples per
second.

Each sample is an 8 bit sample resulting in a
digital rate of 64,000 bps (8 x 8000).
Converting Samples to Bits
Quantizing
Similar concept to pixelization
Breaks wave into pieces, assigns a value in
a particular range
8-bit range allows for 256 possible sample
levels
More bits means greater detail, fewer bits
means less detail