DA/AD Converters

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If I'm using a 16-bit multitrack recorders which has 20 or 24 bit DA/AD converters, is that a good thing? i.e. Why should that matter since the recording is going to be 16 bit in any case?
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The finer resolution and detail of a photo taken by a competent photog.with a Nikon or Leica will still show up to a fair degree compared to a photo taken with a cheap camera when both are reproduced in an unflattering medium such as a newspaper.The point I'm making is that the higher the quality of the source,the better the end product will be.20 or 24 bit converters ensure to a greater degree that the best possible sound is stored in your 16 bit recorder.Of course,20 or 24 bit storage is superior to 16 bit,but a 16 bit recording made with great converters will compare favorably to higher bit recordings made with lesser converters.Cheers!
 
in that case, IMHO, the dithering scheme is just as important as the fact that you may have 20 or 24 bit converters.
when the signal is converted into digital 1's and 0's the convertors are sending 24 of them to the storage medium, which can only pack 16 of them into a given space...what will it do with the other 4 or 8? that my friends is the question! will the device just forget that it was sent 24 bits(truncate the digital word)? or will it try to interpolate 24 bits of data to 16 intelligently? and just how intelligent does this piece of gear really think it is anyway? just my two cents worth. something to check in to.

[This message has been edited by Take5 (edited 07-14-2000).]
 
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