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Kilohertz Explained

Kilohertz Explained. Don’t be confused by the us of the term kHz, or Kilo-Hertz. When this term is used to describe sampling rates, it refers to the number of times per second that a sampler is taking a sample (48 kHz means 48,000 times a second). When this term is used to describe a sonic frequency, it is referring to the number of vibrations per second required to produce a specific pitch, i.e., a tuning fork pitched at A440 is vibrating 440 times a second. While the term is used interchangeably, it is always used in a context involving time.

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