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How Claude Shannon Invented the Future.

(…) Shannon’s theorems imply that it is optimal to first digitize the sound wave into bits, and then map those bits into the electromagnetic wave.

A schematic diagram of Shannon’s model of communication, as taken from his paper.
A schematic diagram of Shannon’s model of communication, as taken from his paper.

Relevant: The Bitplayer.