Why do we use 44,1 kHz frequency on CDs while we’re only being able to hear up to 20 kHz?

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Why do we use 44,1 kHz frequency on CDs while we’re only being able to hear up to 20 kHz?

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That’s 44.1k “samples” per second, or “snapshots” of the sound. Called the sample rate.

20khz is the frequency of the waves in the air, high frequency=high pitch.

They are measures of different things.

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