Well, I wonder what happened to the first message. The original question was, is it better to record anything going to cd at 44100 than to record at 48000 and resample. Neal -----Original Message----- From: studiorecorder-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:studiorecorder-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Neal Ewers Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 1:57 PM To: Sr Subject: [studiorecorder] recording question, answer from the experts Well, I have just talked with two people whose opinions I trust with regard to audio. They both uphold the theory raised in my last message and here is what they say. Sampling algorithms have not progressed nearly as rapidly as the ability to handle recording at different sampling rates. So, the bottom line, to them, is that one records at the final sampling rate one needs to use with a bit rate of 24 and then changes the bit rate to 16. Then, of course, there is the question of dither and what kind of noise do you add. That, it would appear, largely depends on what you are recording and your ear is probably the best judge there. Other comments from experts lurking on the list? Neal