Direct Stream Digital. A method of digitally encoding music with a very fast sampling rate, but with only 1-bit quantization. Developed by Sony and Philips for Super Audio CD (SACD).
Direct Stream Digital. A digital encoding format proposed by Sony and Philips used to record SACD albums. DSD samples an audio signal at a fixed rate (frequency) just as in the PCM method. However, instead of recording the volume or amplitude as an absolute number, as in PCM, the DSD method measures and records how much the volume has changed since the last measurement. If the signal is sampled fast enough, the amount of change since the previous sample would be very small. The proposal for DSD is for a sampling rate that's over 2 MHz (2 million times per second). At this high speed the changes in signal strength can be represented with one bit. DSD also compresses the data resulting in a 2:1 reduction. DSD will be able to provide a frequency response from DC to 100 kHz with a dynamic range of 120 dB.
Joint trademark of Sony and Philips for SACD - the next generation CD-standard. A 1-bit, 64-times oversampled bitstream digital signal.
The practice of the supplier delivering goods directly to the store. There are specific standards under the UCC for DSD data.
Direct Store Delivery. A logistics strategy to improve services and lower warehouse inventories.
See Direct Stream Digital.
Direct Store Delivery. A method of delivering merchandise from manufacturer directly to the retail store, by-passing retail warehouse facilities.
Analog-to-digital converter, used for recording Super Audio CDs. It has a sample rate of 2.8224 MHz, which can be converted to any of the industry standard sample rates. Designed by Sony and Philips.
See Direct Store Distribution.
Direct Store Delivery. Products go from the plant or warehouse directly to a customer account.
Direct Stream Digital is the coding format used for SACD and offers a frequency response of over 100kHz with a dynamic range over 120dB. It has over four times the data capacity of CD.
Delivery of product directly from the manufacturer to the store, bypassing the warehousing step. Major DSD categories include soft drinks, beer, bread, dairy products and potato chips.
Direct Stream Digital. An uncompressed audio bitstream coding method developed by Sony. An alternative to PCM.
Direct Store Delivery. Process of shipping direct from a manufacturer's plant or distribution centre to the customer's retail store, thus bypassing the customer's distribution centre. Also called Direct-to-Store Delivery
Direct to Store Delivery - a retail delivery which has not passed through an RDC.
Direct Store Delivery. When goods are shipped directly to a store, the container marking specifications are usually different from those required when shipping to a distribution center.
Direct Store Delivery. System by which a manufacturer by-passes a wholesaler, delivering instead directly to the retailer.
Acronymn for 'Direct Store Delivery'.
Direct Stream Digital (DSD) is the advanced recording technology that makes SACD possible. Standard CDs use 44.1kHz/16-bit PCM (44,100 samples-per-second Pulse Code Modulation, encoded at 16-bit resolution) to represent audio in digital form. DSD, on the other hand, is a 1-bit technology that samples music 2.82 million times per second, capturing 4 times more information. The resulting sound is warmer, smoother, and more "analog" than anything 44.1kHz/16-bit PCM can deliver.
DIRECT STORE DELIVERY. Practice where suppliers deliver merchandise directly into stores, often right to the shelf, with no distribution center handling.
direct store delivery. Delivery directly from a manufacturer to a store, bypassing a warehouse.
Direct store delivery, shipped direct from vendor to store
DIRECT STORE DELIVERY. Merchandise delivered directly to a retail store rather than via wholesaler or warehouse. Typical DSD items are products like chips, milk, and soft drinks, usually delivered by a rack jobber.
DIRECT STORE DELIVERY. The delivery of goods to retailers where the supplier is responsible for the replenishment of stock on the shelves.
Direct Stream Digital. DSD measures at a very high sampling rate whether an analog waveform is rising or falling. This yields a single bit; either a 1 for a rising wave or a 0 for one that's falling. This single bit is then recorded directly, which avoids many of the unwanted side effects occurring when using the LPCM process.
The delivery of goods direct to store rather than to a depot or warehouse.
Direct Store Delivery - a retail delivery that has not passed through a distribution centre.
