Playing time, disk diameter, bandwidth, dynamic range, and overload probabilities are conflicting parameters for disk recording. A theory has been developed to predict the tradeoffs that are available among these performance characteristics for Gaussianly distributed program material. Practical implications of this theory are reviewed.

Author: White, James V.
Affiliation: CBS Laboratories, Stamford, CT
AES Convention: 49 (September 1974) Paper Number: 998
Publication Date: September 1, 1974

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