DP-24: Burning a 24 bit Master

[boxy]

I've burned recordings made at 16 bit but now I have one where I used 24 bit 48k. Is there something I can do to convert it to 16 bit 41k and burn it with the machine? Thanks!

 

[SteveAlton]

I've burned recordings made at 16 bit but now I have one where I used 24 bit 48k. Is there something I can do to convert it to 16 bit 41k and burn it with the machine? Thanks!

In the first version of software, it did not allow you to burn when you recorded at 24 Bit.....with no computer at the time my first 2 week project I had to finish elsewhere....they released software which now allows it.....

I am lead to believe it automatically converts it to the correct CD parameters of 16 Bit 44 Hz.....

 

[adrstudio]

On NEO mastered tracks are 16/41 always. There is no way to master 24/41 and as I remember the mixdown is also 16/41, which in part make sense since CD are recorded 16/41, but the mix lose resolution to be mastered.

I believe DP-24 and 32 work the same way.

With NEO the way to master a 24/41 is export all tracks to a computer to do the mix/master or sending the mix through the digital out to be mastered (not recording) and that's the way I do.

Another way that works, is to bounce all tracks as a final mix to a pair of stereo tracks (they have the same resolution of your project) and export only this pair (already mixed) to a computer to finish the master. These tracks will be 24/41 on NEO or 24/48 on DP24/32.

As DP24/32 does not have digital I/O I think you have to export the tracks to a computer DAW and make the mix and master there.

 

[boxy]

Thanks for the replies!

Problem solved. I updated the firmware and now all mastered songs are listed and can be burned to CD.

On NEO mastered tracks are 16/41 always. There is no way to master 24/41 and as I remember the mixdown is also 16/41, which in part make sense since CD are recorded 16/41, but the mix lose resolution to be mastered.

I believe DP-24 and 32 work the same way.

With NEO the way to master a 24/41 is export all tracks to a computer to do the mix/master or sending the mix through the digital out to be mastered (not recording) and that's the way I do.

Another way that works, is to bounce all tracks as a final mix to a pair of stereo tracks (they have the same resolution of your project) and export only this pair (already mixed) to a computer to finish the master. These tracks will be 24/41 on NEO or 24/48 on DP24/32.

As DP24/32 does not have digital I/O I think you have to export the tracks to a computer DAW and make the mix and master there.

The DP-24 can mixdown and master 24-bit/48k tracks but before the firmware was updated only 16/44.1 masters were accessable at the CD burning stage.