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Virtually all digital recording uses a format called PCM. But there is another digital format that works in an entirely different way. It’s called DSD, for Direct Stream Digital, and you might find that it sounds better than PCM.

In this episode, I explain what DSD is, mostly from a practical, user, viewpoint.

If it sounds better, why don’t we use it? Well, DSD comes with some serious limitations. I explain those limitations and the techniques used to get around them in the world of contemporary recording.

Most people will find the shortcomings of DSD to be enough of a problem that they have no interest in it. But for those of us who are on a quest for the best sounding audio we can achieve, DSD is worth it despite its challenges.

Here is a link to Native DSD, a digital distributor that has specialized in DSD digital downloads:

https://www.nativedsd.com/

… and a link to Outer Marker Records, the label the Hazelrigg Brothers and I founded a few years go. All the releases on Outer Marker were recorded in DSD:

https://www.nativedsd.com/label/outer-marker-records/

We think DSD is the most musical recording format there is.

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