I have just started using Cakewalk Pro Audio 9 to lay down some popular musc tracks comprised of typical instrumentation - guitars, bass, drums, synths, vocals and horns. Most future recording will also be of this type as well as some acoustic guitar music.
My first question is, am I better off with 24 bit recording or will the "sonic benefts" be negligable over 16 bit recording? The two 24 bit projects I've already recorded sound great, but even with my "state-of-the-art" computer setup, CPU usage and disk access seem very high.
I know there are no right and wrong answers here, but I am looking for some opinions based upon more experience than I have.
Question 2 - Is there a software utlity to convert 24 bit wave files to 16 bit files?
Thank you in advance.
My first question is, am I better off with 24 bit recording or will the "sonic benefts" be negligable over 16 bit recording? The two 24 bit projects I've already recorded sound great, but even with my "state-of-the-art" computer setup, CPU usage and disk access seem very high.
I know there are no right and wrong answers here, but I am looking for some opinions based upon more experience than I have.
Question 2 - Is there a software utlity to convert 24 bit wave files to 16 bit files?
Thank you in advance.