Linear PCM

[1magus]

When did video game consoles stop using this format for their music? Did it stop during Dreamcast or PS2?

[tomaitheous]

What audio devices use nonlinear amplitude PCM samples? That would sound horrible. Unless you're referring to audio compression that's non linear (ADPCM), but the PCM output is still linear.

[1magus]

No I mean for example do Sega Dreamcast games use linear PCM so it does not sound as bad as Compressed MP3 files?

[Joe Redifer]

He means linear PCM in the form of redbook CD audio. Games like Shenmue were heavily compressed. Not sure if any DC games used CD audio.

Moving to Insert Coin forum.

[TmEE]

if CD audio was not used, some form of ADPCM is used, that applies to all machines I know with wavetable based sound stuff starting with SNES... I think latest machines have HW MP3 decoders in them...