ULC codec ported to N64 for low-CPU audio
What happened
On November 5, Hacker News' front page covered a port of the Ultra Low Complexity Codec (ULC) to the N64. Aikku93 has developed the audio codec since 2019, and a developer has now ported it to the console. The reported result: 44100 Hz stereo audio at a bitrate close to Opus while using about 4% of CPU time. The report covers the finished port and those running results.
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- Hacker News front pageObscure audio codec is a perfect fit for the N64
开发者将 2019 年起由 Aikku93 开发的 Ultra Low Complexity Codec（ULC）移植到 N64，实现 44100 Hz 立体声、接近 Opus 的码率，仅占用约 4% 的 CPU 时间。
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