Digital Newbie Question - Sample Rate

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Hi, Im new to the Digital Recording world.

What sample rate should I use on an xt-20? 48, or 44.1?
What are the differences between these exactly? Im not sure what we are going to Mixdown to, what would be the best bet?
The manual says it depends on the rest of your recording equipment. We are recording through an analog mixer, and miced instruments.

Thanks!

-Brian
 
Use 48 unless you're going to transfer them to PC through lightpipe into cubase or somthing (you can can still use 48 if you're doing this but i found that it just confused things).

Try both and see if you can spot the difference!
 
Hmmmm, sample rates. On all my ADAT's I've always used 48,with
the exception of using ADAT tapes recorded on old black-faces/or 16bit XT's where I'll use 44.1. But can one hear the diff between
44.1 and 48!!?? My Boss SP202 sampler records at a rate of 32.5
and the audio diff bet 48 and 32.5 is noticeable but 44.1 and 48...
one must have exceptional "ear" experience to really notice the diff.
Don't know why I bought this up,but just reminded me of an old thread where the topic consisted of an individual who claimed that burning red-book c/d's at 1x was sonically better than 2/4x plus with less block error rates.
 
MrQ ,do you use a PC burner for your stuff?
Do those pro external burners burn better discs?? would you use one instead of a DAT for mastering, because im thinking that sometimes i'll stay completely outboard and master to a external burner.
 
mixit-g, you're talkin' to a stone cold gear-addicted slut! I have a Plex in this pc,a Tascam CDRW500,Onkyo CDR515 and a piece-o-crap Phillips 785 yet i burn all my 2-tracks to the Tascam even though the Plex is wayyy better! Why,dumb reason,but since I work on compooters all day at work,when I get home,the last thing I want to involve my recordings is on a pc.Also,since all my
gear is my basement and this and 3 other pc's are up here in what the wif-ee considers the compooter room, I am too lazy to use the Plex. Me personally,I'm a stone-cold out-board punk,yet
overall,this pc's PLEX burner does provide better perfomance,less BLER's,var speeds,Red & Orange book standards,superb truncating and smooth bit-dithering than the Tascam. Eventually I will incoporate this pc into my present set-up,but as you well know, I've been bizz-ee-dizz-ee with my HD24!
Peace
Mr.Q
 
But would you dump the final mix to the PC just to use the plex?? (plextor i presume?)

Arent there any outboard burners that kick ass?
 
I can count on 2 hands how many times I've burned down to the PLEX (8) and the ONLY reason is because my gear is in the basement and the pc is upstairs. My Tascam is great as has dig I/O,AES-EBU,SPDIF and Optical I/O's along with your standard
XLR and unbalanced RCA connections. It has Sample rate conversion and Ram-buffers for precise time-marking.

I've heard a lot of great things about the Alesis Masterlink, a burner and mastering machine all built into one!
 
Well, we are not using a PC for anything. We are coming from 8 track reel to reel so we have a lot of studio equpment. I guess that answers my question. Our drummer/engineer has a professional CD recorder (not sure what kind off hand) in the rack. I think we will mix down from ADAT to whatever the studio we are using has, or do it ourselves onto CD.

I have heard that 1x is better, but you have to be listening pretty close. Its not worth it to me to burn at 1x if its something Im just listening to in the car (with all the engine noise, road noise, who can tell a 1x vs 2x?!) If its something Im going to give to someone, I do it on 1x also people w/ older stereos cant read 2x cds...
 
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