2 quick questions.

[Farview]

No, but it minimises the possibility of clipping within[/w] Cubase. Plus, it's still makes it easy on FX specially stuff such as reverbs and delays to cope with extremely small numbers.

This is only relevant if you insert effects in the input buss. If you don't record with effects, there is no advantage.

Maybe some people do, but I never print a reverb (or anything else) on a track that I am recording. I record it dry, then put the reverb on during the mix. The only exception that I can think of is using some sort of amp simulator plugin, but I would still just record the dry signal and monitor the simulator.

Recording in 32 bit doesn't minimise the possibility of clipping within cubase, because all of the math inside cubase is 23 bit float no matter what the file is saved at.

The CPU cycles that are saved by having the soundcard add the zeros don't matter much when you take into account the fact that the hard drive now has to write 1/3 faster to keep up. You probably have more extra CPU cycles than you do hard drive throughput.

 

[TelePaul]

This is only relevant if you insert effects in the input buss. If you don't record with effects, there is no advantage.

Maybe some people do, but I never print a reverb (or anything else) on a track that I am recording. I record it dry, then put the reverb on during the mix. The only exception that I can think of is using some sort of amp simulator plugin, but I would still just record the dry signal and monitor the simulator.

Recording in 32 bit doesn't minimise the possibility of clipping within cubase, because all of the math inside cubase is 23 bit float no matter what the file is saved at.

The CPU cycles that are saved by having the soundcard add the zeros don't matter much when you take into account the fact that the hard drive now has to write 1/3 faster to keep up. You probably have more extra CPU cycles than you do hard drive throughput.

Uhmm....is 24 bit okay? My 2 quick questions were'nt so quick.

 

[Farview]

Uhmm....is 24 bit okay? My 2 quick questions were'nt so quick.

24 bit is preferable.

 

[RezN8]

OUCH! Now my head hurts!!!

If what you're saying is correct, Fairview, then I have no use for 32bit float. Thanks!

This is only relevant if you insert effects in the input buss. If you don't record with effects, there is no advantage.

Maybe some people do, but I never print a reverb (or anything else) on a track that I am recording. I record it dry, then put the reverb on during the mix. The only exception that I can think of is using some sort of amp simulator plugin, but I would still just record the dry signal and monitor the simulator.

Recording in 32 bit doesn't minimise the possibility of clipping within cubase, because all of the math inside cubase is 23 bit float no matter what the file is saved at.

The CPU cycles that are saved by having the soundcard add the zeros don't matter much when you take into account the fact that the hard drive now has to write 1/3 faster to keep up. You probably have more extra CPU cycles than you do hard drive throughput.