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Cratinus
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my digital multitrack is a 16-bit/44.1khz recorder with 20-bit A/D converters. i read an article somewhere recently where a studio owner said that he upgraded his A/D converters and it made his 16-bit ADAT recorders sound "almost" like 24-bit machines. i'm having a hard time making sense of this. i got the feeling that he had an outboard unit of some kind (an Apogee or something like that). this would mean that he must BYPASS the ADAT's onboard A/D converters COMPLETELY and send a signal in digitally, right? again,..i am a bit perplexed. if the recorder itself is only 16-bit that means it's DIGITAL INPUT must be 16-bit also (i think). will an external A/D converter that has some sort of "24-bit" conversion capabilities really improve the sound?? is this a sort of "higher resolution dithering" that i should consider? i am happy with the functionality of my machine and would rather upgrade a bit of outboard gear than replace the recorder entirely (by the way....i rarely IF EVER record more than two tracks simultaneously). my recorder DOES have digital inputs (ADAT/SPDIF). any thoughts/knowledge would be appreciated.