I have old 16 bit projects and a new 24 bit sound card...

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and I'm using CWPA9. If I would like to enhance or add to these projects, do I need to start over? Or can I add 24 bit tracks to a project that already has 16 bit tracks?

I have a feeling the answer is start over or resample, but I just wanted to find out for sure.

Thanks in advance :)
 
Hey Jagular, nice to see you around....

You're working with CWPA9? Mwahahahahahaha :D

Why don't you test it with a little useless file? (I have no experience with this, still trying to make things work with an Audigy and HS2002)
 
OH...I lurk around here on a daily basis. I have learned a bunch from this forum in the last couple of months. Especially about sound fonts. I just don't know enough technical stuff to be of much help to anyone :D
 
Jag - not sure if you can add 24 bit tracks to a 16 bit project, but I do know you can add 16 bit tracks to a 24 bit project. In fact we did just that with the collaboration we did. If you recall, the vocal track you sent me was a 16 bit track, but my project was 24 bits.

What you might want to do is set up a new 24 bit project, and then copy your tracks into the new project. Or if that doesn't work, try exporting each track as a 24 bit wave, and then import that into the new project. The tracks will still have only 16 signinficant bits, but they'll be in a 24 bit wrapper, so to speak.

If you have trouble, let me know. I am sure there is a way you can do this.
 
dachay2tnr, you might want to say what software you used because in Sonar, I have not been able to get this to work.
 
hey jag, dachay is right there should be no problem importing 16bit files into a 24bit project just choose import audio and sonar or in your case PA9 will add the extra 8 zeros.
it should work ok the other way too,since you set your file bit rate and driver bit rate in options audio to 24bits,any file you open or import will be 24bits.
if you have to add the 24bit tracks to an existing 16bit project,open the 16bit project into a 24bit file,it will save you dithering down the 24bit tracks.
 
You definately don't have to start over or resample. A 24 bit card won't care if 16 bit audio is coming through it. It'll still have 16 bits of resolution and you won't gain or loose any fidelity. Now if it was the other way around you'd have a problem.
 
Middleman said:
dachay2tnr, you might want to say what software you used because in Sonar, I have not been able to get this to work.
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Sonar 1.3.1 :D
 
Looks like I need to take another pass at this one. I have tried this before and could not get it to work. It was on the fly though and when I ran into trouble and just backed off and went down the re-creating path.
 
Cool guys...thanks. This may come in quite handy in case I want to keep an old performance. Ya know a good 16 bit performance is better than a crappy 24 bit performance :D.

thanks again, it is much appreciated.
 
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