44 to 96 conversion

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I have been recording audio at 16 bit 44K on my old sound card. Recently I upgraded to the Audiophile 24/96. Now these older audio files are not playing with the audio set to 24 bit 96K in Sonar.

Do I have to convert my old wave files to make them play back when the audio is set to a higher sampling and bit depth in Sonar?

I would have thought that Sonar would have a conversion capability or the ability to play the older low res files but still be able to record additional tracks at the higher rate.

Any thoughts?
 
you can change the bit rate from 16bit to 24 bit in sonar but not the sample rate,to my knowledge.a wave editor like wavelab will do both for you however.
 
Keith is correct. I have just upgraded to a delta 66 omni and changed from 16bit to 24 bit. But kept my sample rate at 44k1 and it plays all my legacy tracks okay, alongside my new 24 bit tracks.

I did my own research on the subject of sample rate and concluded that keeping it at 44k1 was the optimum setting for me. You will find that not many posters here record at 96k. But hey, different strokes for different folks.
 
i hope u realize the audiophile only has spdif....digital to digital there is no A/D or D/A that could be ya problem...cuz i have a delta 66 and its able to play the 16 and 24 bit file fine
 
Teacher, he ain't got a problem with 16 or 24 bit recording/playback, its his sample rate thats the problem. And I'm sure he's aware of the I/O capability of his soundcard. And it does have d/a onboard too, thats what the RCA outs are for.
 
Yes, its the sample rate not the bit depth that is the issue. I need to convert the waves or live with 44K, which I may do if I do not hear significant differences at 96K. Normally I would just finish out in 44 but I have significantly more work on this particular track and I wanted to see if a vocal at 96 might be better. The drums, bass and piano are all at 44.

I will have to chase down the wave files in Sonar, convert to 96 then drop them back in the mix before I can see if things get any better.
 
yeah, I resample the root wav file, and rename it something different, then listen to see if the noise increased. Ive had some problems with up conversions to higher sample rates. Do some testing to make sure it works before doing a whole bunch of files.

Peace,
Dennis
 
Here's a question for you guys, cause I don't have a clue. If a person were to record at 16, does it make sense to convert it to 24 later? Is it better to record at 24 right from the get go?
 
Its better in my opinion, as well as Bob Katz, to record and process at the highest bit depth. You can upconvert 16 to 24 if your converters do it quietly.


Peace,
Dennis
 
RCA jacks on my delta 66 are the spdif(which is digital transfer no conversion) i don't know about u
 
Teacher, this is a quote from the Audiophile 2496 spec on the midiman web site:

Analog I/O is available on RCA jacks
Click to expand...

It also talks about the same 24 bit, 96k conversion as the delta 44/66.
 
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