advice for creating 8 bit
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Posted on May 30, 2007 03:15 pm
brunolinski
Member Since: May 30, 2007
I am working on a project that rtequires the end product to be 8 bit, 8,000 hz, and mono.
I have Soundforge 8.0 and Adobe Audition 2.0 at my disposal. I have a sound booth available and quality parts too.
Every word will ultimately be it's own track.
Should I be recording at a higher frequency and then convert it the lower format I need after editing?
thanks
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May 30, 2007 03:41 pm Recording at an initially higher sample rate will give you higher resolution for easier zooming in and editing, so yes I would recommend doing that, then downsampling.
Every word on its own track? Whoa, what's that all about?
Oh, and welcome to the board.
May 30, 2007 04:10 pm Thanks! This site seems to have some very informed readers. I hope to learn some stuff here.
This is a program that will say specific menu items when the corresponding product image is selected on a touchscreen.
I usually read all the items and then edit them out into tracks.
I have been recording at 16 bit 8,00 hz mono and converting to 8 bit after I tweak the sound. Do you recommned I use a higher bit rate or sample rate when recording?
thanks in advance
May 30, 2007 04:46 pm i'd say it depends....if this is something you're not dooin' alot of processing (ie: when you record it at 8khz, it's pretty much 'finished' as is) then you're fine...but if you're adding effects, cutting and pasting and what not, then yes, i'd go 16 or 24bit @ 44.1khz, then down-sample when everything is finished.
May 30, 2007 04:53 pm I just tried converting a couple of sample voice tracks using different schemes, and I'd say the one recorded initially at 44.1 kHz 16 bit sounded better after conversion than the one recorded at an initially lower sample rate/bit depth. So yes.
But no matter how you slice it, 8 bit is gawdawful and noisy...
May 30, 2007 04:55 pm Thanks guys. I'll play with it and see what turns up.
I appreciate the help very much!
