werewolf831
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I've had to use a 16 bit adat tape recently, and it seems to me that when I mix down to a wav file, the mixes made from the 16 bit tapes sound a little better than the 20 bit. I can especially hear this in the cymbals, they seem more clear and realistic. I'm wondering if my setup has anything to do with this. I record on an LX20 and use a Mackie 1604vlz. I mixdown to my computer soundcard (audiophile 24/96) rca line in from the rca tape out on the back of my mixer.
I'm wondering if by going from a 20 bit tape to a 16 bit wav file, I'm losing some sound quality, and maybe my signal is more pristine with the 16 bit tape. Could somebody tell me if this is possible? Or maybe I'm just hearing things.
Thanks
I'm wondering if by going from a 20 bit tape to a 16 bit wav file, I'm losing some sound quality, and maybe my signal is more pristine with the 16 bit tape. Could somebody tell me if this is possible? Or maybe I'm just hearing things.
Thanks