is an option for sound primitives that specifies how many bits should be used to encode sound amplitude levels.


SampleDepth
is an option for sound primitives that specifies how many bits should be used to encode sound amplitude levels.
Details

- The default setting is SampleDepth->8.
- With the default setting, 256 distinct sound amplitudes are allowed.
Examples
Basic Examples (1)
See Also
Tech Notes
History
Introduced in 1991 (2.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1991), SampleDepth, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SampleDepth.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1991. "SampleDepth." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SampleDepth.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1991). SampleDepth. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SampleDepth.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_sampledepth, author="Wolfram Research", title="{SampleDepth}", year="1991", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SampleDepth.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_sampledepth, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={SampleDepth}, year={1991}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SampleDepth.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}