what's 24/96 for?

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zumdiggidy

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What's all this crap about recording with 24 bits and 96 khz?
CD's are only 16-44.
Why take up more HD recording space for unneccesary resolution.

Do I need to upgrade from my 44khz 16 soundcard?
 
To put it simply, a quality 24bit card will introduce less noise and crosstalk during the recording / mixdown phase of your project . . there is more fidelity to the music.
Therefore, when you do finally cut that CD or MP3, the results should be better quality 16bit sound at a 44,100Hz sample rate.
You will see less, but some, improvement in recording 24bit at 48KHz or 96KHz sample rates . . . your dog will appreciate it, your hard drive may not . . . unless you have the extra drive space.

Regards,
PAPicker
 
Check out www.digido.com and read up. There is a lot more to having 24/96 files than meets the eye. Hopefully, you will understand what all the "crap" is about after reading this stuff.

If you can afford an upgrade, and your computer can support using these files (24/96) which will be over twice the size of 16/44 files, you will be a happy camper. But, a word of warning. You will need to have one kick ass DAW to do multi tracking with 24/96. Your average Compaq or HP is probably not up to the task.

24 bit converters offer extended dynamic range which means a lot more headroom for recording tracks. Plus, you get many more times the "volume steps" with 24 bit than with 16. This means a hugh increase in the definition of your audio. Higher sampling rates also help with this, but the difference in quality is not as dramatic as it is with bit length.

Ed

[This message has been edited by sonusman (edited 04-03-2000).]
 
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