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nayuki ◴[01 Jul 25 00:12 UTC] No.44429294[source]▶

Fun fact: Similar to DAT, digital audio also had the option of being stored as video signals on VHS tapes. It is also the origin of the awkward 44100 Hz sample rate, compared to the cleaner 48000 Hz with smaller prime factors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS#Hi-Fi_audio_system , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCM_adaptor , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADAT , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/44,100_Hz

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1. zamadatix ◴[01 Jul 25 04:58 UTC] No.44430722[source]▶

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Though that does lead to the question "why not something more like 49152 if that mattered so much?".

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Sony DTC-700 audio DAT player/recorder