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What Happens to Frequencies Above the Nyquist Limit?

If I record a sound at a rate of 8,000 samples per second, I know that the highest frequency that can be reproduced from the sound is 4000Hz. What I want to know is: If the sound contains frequencies ...
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how accurate frequency does a PC speaker produce

I was wondering how accurate frequencies do PC speakers produce. I'm talking about the old small things in computer that usually beep. I used the beep linux command to generate some frequencies. But ...
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Why must a sample rate by at least twice a frequency in order to reproduce that frequency accurately?

I read this: To reproduce a given frequency, the sample rate must be at least twice that frequency. Why is this so?
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Equalization basics: How is sample rate frequency related to audio frequency?

How is sample rate frequency related to audio frequency? For example, say I have an audio file with a sample rate of 44100 Hz, 1 byte per sample (256 different values), and, for simplicity, a single ...
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Audio interface sample rate issue

I'm looking at the PreSonus Audiobox 22VSL USB 2.0 and it says it has the option of 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, and 96kHz sample rates, but it says its digital to analoge and analoge to digital ...
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low sawtooth and speech type oscillator synth notes cause sound and tone change

In my current song I created a bass I really like in NI Massive. The only problem is that in my melody, there are a few notes that are REALLY low, c1, c0 range. It also has a decent amount of ...
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Sampling frequency Vs. Audio Frequency

If I record something that is at 500Hz audio frequency then the sampling frequency will still be 44.1Hz. How does the 500Hz audio frequency fits with 44.1KHz sampling frequency? If the sampling ...
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KHz and bit depth in HD film and computer playback?

I just made a song for a talkshow we're making. I made it in Ableton Live 48kHz in MIDI. Most of my libraries is recorded in 24bit/96kHz. When I save it out as 48kHz 24 bit it sounds dull. I changed ...
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How is it possible to hear something at 44.1Khz?

Since our hearing range is said to be 20Hz to 20,000Hz. So, how can we possibly hear something at 44.1Khz? Or do we hear only half of the sound produced at 44.1Khz by any audio CDs? What is going on?
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What does the sample rate and sample size of audio means?

In a MP3 audio file, I know theres a bitrate of audio which tells the number of bits in seconds are being used by the player, in other words a measure of quality of audio. But I'm confused with the ...
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What is the equivalent samplerate and bitdepth of FM radio?

At its best transmission quality, what is the equivalent samplerate and bitdepth of FM radio? Thanks.
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Is there an easy method for detecting or marking the actual sample frequency?

Some time ago, I did a project where the solo guitarist was sitting in a different location. I uploaded rough down mixes to guitarist, who would load the files into his DAW software, record his guitar ...
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Are there any mathematical advantages for higher sampling rates?

Given that most people can't hear so many frequencies above 20kHz anyways, I've never understood the exact arguments for using sampling rates above 48kHz. At 48kHz, I understand that it is easier to ...
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Should I use 44.1KHz, 48KHz or 96KHZ sampling frequency for hobby projects?

I use a firewire audio interface with a decent microphone pre-amp and the ability to sample up to 96KHz in 24-bit. I get why I'd want to use 24-bit for the added dynamic range, especially when using ...