What is PCM? Easily explained

The abbreviation PCM often appears in connection with audio devices. We explain to you exactly what this is in this practical tip.

PCM - what is it?

The abbreviation PCM stands for Pulse Code Modulation.

• This is a specific pulse modulation method.
• PCM is often understood to mean an uncompressed data format.
• The PCM process converts an analog signal into a digital signal.
• Here, a time-discrete signal sequence arises from the continuous-time signal curve.
• In the end, PCM describes the structure of an uncompressed audio file.
• This is how the .pcm raw data format is understood. Also .wav or .au are uncompressed PCM audio formats.