[ddots-l] Re: OT dumb question

I was asking because I wanted to know how much content I could fit on a
portable field recorder on a 2GB card recording at 48K 24 as opposed to 44.1
16.  
K.

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Subject: [ddots-l] Re: OT dumb question


FWIW!  I don't personally see any point up sampling to 48K as you have to
resample down to 44.1 later on.  I am also not convinced that Sonar is that
good at resampling though, I could be wrong there.  If I ever have worked it
higher sample rates then, I always do the sample conversion in Sound Forge.
I think the less processing you have to do on a file, the better.  Now, 24
bit well, that's another story.  You can instantly hear the difference when
moving to 24 bit, and Sonar has a good dither for moving from 24 bit to 16.
Personally I think it's a complete waste of time going to higher sample
rates, unless, your using some kind of keyboard digital interface that will
only except 48 into Sonar.  Even then, it could be argued that you may get a
warmer sound from your keyboard by not using it's digital interface, and
taking the keyboard sounds in on analogue inputs.  I do 24 bit, 44.1 here.
I have considered recording at 24 96 however, as I would lose some of my
ADAT channels, and because the overhead for recording at 96 would be huge, I
haven't bothered with this ether.  Most industry people that I know are
shooting for 24 bit, 44.1, as you don't have to resample later, rather than
24 bit, 48.

Regards, Phil Muir
P J Muir Productions
Music And Audio Production
URL:
www.philmuir.com/

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