INDIVIDUAL ELEMENT DEFINITIONS
Sampling Rate

 

  • Element Attribute
  • Definition & Guidelines
NAME Sampling Rate
OBLIGATION TO USE

Optional
DEFINITION When a media item is digitized, the audio track's quality is sensitive to the sampling rate selected in the transformation process. Sampling Rate measures "How Often " audio data is sampled when that information is digitized.
ELEMENT DEPENDENCIES None
CONTROLLED VOCABULARY 11 kHz
16 k/hz
22.050 kHz
24 kHz
32 kHz
44.1 kHz
48 kHz
96 kHz
Other
QUANTITY PERMITTED 0-1
DATA TYPE Text String
NOTES/GUIDELINES For a digital audio signal, the sampling rate is measured in kiloHertz and is an indicator of the perceived playback quality of the digital asset (the higher the sampling rate, the greater the fidelity). Select from the controlled vocabulary provided.
FORMAT/EXAMPLES

See the controlled vocabulary picklist.

VERSION NUMBER v 1.2

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