Faultlinespine
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My question in short:
At the mixing stage, is it bad form to mix 16 bit stems with 32 bit stems? The 16 bit stems are acoustic piano while the 32 bit stems are synthesisers and synth drums. Both the 16 bit and 32 bit stems are 44100hz. Would there be a noticeable issue if mixed and mastered properly by a professional sound engineer? We are aiming for a near-industry standard final product.
More context for those who have time:
My bandmate recently recorded 4 songs on a mic'd piano in the studio and provided me with the stems. Unfortunately, there are quite a few timing issues which I've addressed in Audacity via crossfading. However there are still a number of audible clicks and pops from these timing edits I've made.
To fix this, I've purchased clickrepair which I'm told can eliminate clicks without deteriorating the sound quality (providing the threshold settings are adjusted). It only searches for the clicks and doesn't filter the sound. I've declicked the edited wav file and I can't notice any deterioration in sound quality at all. However, the clickrepair program can only export the file in 16 bit.
Unfortunately we don't have the money to re-record piano. These edited stems will be sent to a professional sound engineer to mix and master.
At the mixing stage, is it bad form to mix 16 bit stems with 32 bit stems? The 16 bit stems are acoustic piano while the 32 bit stems are synthesisers and synth drums. Both the 16 bit and 32 bit stems are 44100hz. Would there be a noticeable issue if mixed and mastered properly by a professional sound engineer? We are aiming for a near-industry standard final product.
More context for those who have time:
My bandmate recently recorded 4 songs on a mic'd piano in the studio and provided me with the stems. Unfortunately, there are quite a few timing issues which I've addressed in Audacity via crossfading. However there are still a number of audible clicks and pops from these timing edits I've made.
To fix this, I've purchased clickrepair which I'm told can eliminate clicks without deteriorating the sound quality (providing the threshold settings are adjusted). It only searches for the clicks and doesn't filter the sound. I've declicked the edited wav file and I can't notice any deterioration in sound quality at all. However, the clickrepair program can only export the file in 16 bit.
Unfortunately we don't have the money to re-record piano. These edited stems will be sent to a professional sound engineer to mix and master.