> That's not strictly true. An audio file with a single non-zero sample (usually set to full amplitude) is often used for testing -- usually called a Dirac impulse or similar.
Is this a PCM type sample or a frequency-domain sample? If the former, how frequently does this impulse get repeated in order to turn into white noise after going through the playback hardware? It sounds like if it's not repeated it should just make a nasty 'pop'.
> I should say that this single sample has to be non-zero and the playback system has to have a DC-offset that isn't equal to that sample's amplitude.
As I understand it, if you try to play a PCM audio file with a uniform value, you're effectively putting DC through the speakers, driving them to a particular offset where they'll stay until the end of the track. Is that not the case?
Is this a PCM type sample or a frequency-domain sample? If the former, how frequently does this impulse get repeated in order to turn into white noise after going through the playback hardware? It sounds like if it's not repeated it should just make a nasty 'pop'.
> I should say that this single sample has to be non-zero and the playback system has to have a DC-offset that isn't equal to that sample's amplitude.
As I understand it, if you try to play a PCM audio file with a uniform value, you're effectively putting DC through the speakers, driving them to a particular offset where they'll stay until the end of the track. Is that not the case?