| SA3 Technology is all about efficiency in converting analog information into digital. Though there are many forms of this converting technology, SA3 is the only one to address what is really needed to reproduce analog waves while in the digital realm. From a physics point of view this means that an analog wave contains infinite points on a graph. Thus the beginning and end of a wave will always be approximated. In the digital realm this is not the case and thus infinity is never taken into consideration. Current sampling methods approach this conversion by slicing up the analog sound wave as much as possible thus more points on a graph. This method works well when there are billions of points on a graph. Obviously that does not come close to infinity but it does provide a good representation of the original analog wave. The problem with this method is the size of the file that is needed to display this information goes through the ceiling and thus you would need 1 DVD to hold one 4:00 song. SA3 addresses this problem by applying certain mathematical formulas (highly intricate calculus and true logs) to the the analog file thus taking into account infinity upon digital playback. What this means is every time you play an SA3 file via CD or CD Rom or Mp3 you are hearing an approximation of the original sound source. Points on the graph are approximated (infinity), thus like the true nature of analog. In fact, each time the file is played through the CD player or whatever decoding device you are using, the playing back is essentially different each time. Of course the overall sound will be there but technically each time it¹s played it¹s an elegant approximation of the analog sound. This can be best illustrated when using an oscilloscope on the the frequencies coming out of a CD player. An SA3 file will play frequencies beyond the accepted specs of what a 16 bit sampled file is suppose to play. Thus the sound contains more dynamic range, depth, clarity than any other sampling technique can produce. Unlike Sony¹s Super Audio (again slicing up the analog wave)the SA3 file will sound great on any system. No new hardware is needed to enjoy the full fidelity SA3 is able to produce. This analog to digital conversion has been applied to the mp3 format (SA3mp3).The results are a 10 to 15% smaller file than the smallest AAC or a standard stereo mp3 file. The Sa3 format is also compatible on any PC or Mac, mp3 player. Again, no new hardware is needed. And the sound of an SA3mp3 is equal to or surpasses the original CD it was extracted from depending on mhow much re-mastering is involved. SA3: Analog Sound In A Digital World. |