Nicam Audio System

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This is the spectrum of NICAM on the PAL system. On the SECAM L system, the NICAM sound carrier is at 5.85 MHz, before the AM sound carrier, and the video bandwidth is reduced from 6.5 MHz to 5.5 MHz. NICAM currently offers the following possibilities. The mode is automatically selected by the inclusion of a 3-bit type field in the data stream.

Nicam Stereo- Overview

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Nicam Stereo- Overview. Modern sound systems are based on the use of digital technology. The first type of commercial digital sound medium was the compact disc (CD) which was jointly launched by Philips and Sony in 1982. Pulse-code modulated sound was first introduced in the video field with the video-8 format.

The BBC PCM / NICAM Story - Audio Misc

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The different NICAM systems varied in detail. Early/experimental versions of NICAM (e.g. NICAM 1) sampled the audio using 13 bits per sample. But this was increased to 14 bits per sample for later systems like NICAM 3 and the NICAM system used to …

NICAM 728 Digital TV Sound

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The "Audio Multiplex" term implies that the system is not limited just to stereo operation (as shown below). NICAM currently offers the following possibilities, autoselected by the inclusion of a 3-bit type field in the data-stream: One digital stereo sound channel. Two completely different digital mono sound channels.

What has better audio quality - DAB or NICAM stereo? - …

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