How important is 96k?

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For hobbyists and home studios....Once digital...Keep it digital!

that ain't so easy if you have an effect or two you want to add after recording a dry track. i guess the damage can be minimized by using the greatest possible sample rate though.
 
The first time I recorded at 96K using ASIO down to .66ms with RME Multiface, in Samplitude Pro software, I was surprized at how much better my Blue Dragonfly sounded than my Rode NTK. There is definate audio improvements at 96K. At 44K, I had not noticed much difference these two mikes. My next step will be to burn DVD at 96K. Until then, I dither back down to 44.1 for redbook CD burning in Samplitude.

Chuck
 
Even bit depth does not make that big of a difference.



I give you a dare: dither some mastered recording -perfably something reasonably loud, like rock - to 8-bit, 44Khz. (your soundcard's A/D's do internal dithering when you record at 16 bit isntead of 24) Tell me how terrible it sounds. Hell, if you're really skeptical, then DON'T dither, just shop those extra bits straight off.


The audible difference between 16-and-24 bits is much less than this.
 
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