Pro Audio Asylum

Posted by b.l.zeebub (A) on May 14, 2006 at 07:58:03

In Reply to: Re: Recording at high-resolution, dithering to Red Book Standards posted by Marantzguy on May 12, 2006 at 10:48:22:

As you rightly pointed out recording in 24bit gives you more headroom and you are less likely to trip your limiter, which is always a good thing.
It also gives you a couple of bits at the bottom where digital noise 'collects' and leaves you a clean 16bit 'window' for your signal...
As for sampling frequency I would use 88.2kHz since higher sample rates produce audibly better treble, even after conversion, and simply halving it requires substantially less number crunching when you eventually dither to 16/44.1.

This is just my opinion based on a little practical experience, so please don't nail me technicalities...