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LesC

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Why is 16 bit the recommended bitdepth?
« on: September 18, 2006, 08:20:23 am »

in dsp studio, 16 bit is the recommended bitdepth. why is it recommended ?
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Re: Why is it recommended ?
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2006, 08:22:12 am »

most compatable with most sound boards, I would guess
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Re: Why is it recommended ?
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2006, 08:27:06 am »

oh ok.. so it's not based on quality ? cause when i was on xp.. 16 bit sounded best, now in vista, 24 bit sounds better.

thanks ;D
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Re: Why is 16 bit the recommended bitdepth?
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2006, 10:50:43 am »

err.. lemme correct that ;D , 16bit still rulez ;D
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Re: Why is 16 bit the recommended bitdepth?
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2006, 10:52:12 am »

16 bit is the minimum used in all CDs.
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Re: Why is 16 bit the recommended bitdepth?
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2006, 12:36:05 pm »

in dsp studio, 16 bit is the recommended bitdepth. why is it recommended ?

I'm not sure what dsp studio is but all pro applications these days work at 24 bits if not 32. 24 bit gives you a wide dynamics, from the sound of a condenser to the sound of an airplane reactor.
More than 24 bit is not really necessary... 16 bits is the bit depth of cds and converting from 24 to 16 bits is not straightforward and most software that do a good job at it are quite expensive, so I guess that is the reason.

Erik.
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Re: Why is 16 bit the recommended bitdepth?
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2006, 02:59:39 pm »

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I'm not sure what dsp studio is

Click On Drop Down Option "Player" > Play Back Options > DSP Studio

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More than 24 bit is not really necessary

I remember the comment From Designers At Atari "2K Is The Most We Will Need For Video Games, But Lets Put 4K in The System Just in Case"

When Humans Morph Into A Higher Life Form, We May Need More Than 24bits. When that time comes the recommended bit depth may also be changed.

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Re: Why is 16 bit the recommended bitdepth?
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2006, 05:17:31 pm »

We tested a few years back.  Most of the users couldn't hear past 11 or 12 bits.

In a quiet room with good cans, you might hear to 13 or 14 but you'll be concentrating _very_ hard to do it.

Extra headroom is nice if you're doing DSP since each effect in a filter chain adds a little noise, but even 24-bits is probably overkill for studio-scale editing.

MC always uses 32-bits internally, which is total overkill.  However, it does give us (and hopefully some users) a warm fuzzy.
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Re: Why is 16 bit the recommended bitdepth?
« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2006, 02:05:41 am »

and i'd like to thank j river for putting in all the good stuff in 1 great media player ;D
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