44 hz or 96Hz for recording?
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Posted on Nov 28, 2004 02:09 pm
Topman
Member Since: Oct 25, 2004
Before I start messing with recording in 24 bit..
Does anyone know if im supposed to be uping the Hz to 96 when recording aswell?
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Nov 28, 2004 02:17 pm depends...
44.1 is standard sample rate for CD's, 96 is for surround sound, film scores, DVD audio and such like that. If you are mixing for standard CD I would stay at 44.1...it's also a lot easier on your computer and takes less disk space.
Nov 28, 2004 02:18 pm I guess it all depends on what you're end product is..if, like most of us, you're burning to CD its gonna end up at 44.1khz - 16bit anyway.
Tho, I personally record at 44.1hz & 32bit using Cubase. I never change the sample rate to avoid any loss when mixing down to CD.
Many peeps here record at 48khz tho...something to think aboot.
Cheers
Coco
Nov 28, 2004 02:18 pm Ah...dB typed what I should have typed in between me starting and finishing that post...
dB - yer just too quick bud
Coco
TopmanMember
Since: Oct 25, 2004
Nov 28, 2004 02:26 pm I thought that it was just the bit rate that effected the quality of the Sound?
Basicaly its for a CD track but I read in a big manual that you could retain some of the 24/bit
when dithering
So would it be best to record the maximum sample rate I can aswell?
Im just after the best quality really, Im not worried about disk space etc
Thanks
Gareth
Nov 28, 2004 02:36 pm it ALL affects the sound quality to some extent, but I have found (and I may be wrong) that sample rates tend to dither or convert to lower sample rates less gracefully than bit rates do, I typically do what Coco does, higher bit rate and standard sample rate.
It also depends on what you PC can handle, as high sample rates create much larger files and take more power to playback and record...
TopmanMember
Since: Oct 25, 2004
Nov 28, 2004 02:39 pm Thanks,
I think I will stick with 44hz and 24/bit .That should do the job!
Thanks for help
Nov 28, 2004 02:57 pm Ya know, not to add any fuel to the fire here, but you could, just for yucks, set you app up to record at 96k/24 bit and record a little chop and track over it and just screw around, see how your computer handles it. Might be a good learning experience if nothing else.
TopmanMember
Since: Oct 25, 2004
Nov 28, 2004 08:03 pm I think I will have a mess around first ...
"if you don try ,yourll never know"
as they say
thanks for help
Nov 28, 2004 09:30 pm all good stuff, just FYI:
96kHz makes files 2x the size of 44.1kHz
A lot of people say that 88.2kHz sounds better when dithered to 44.1kHz b/c it dithers evenly
What 96kHz will do (supposedly) is, not necessarily add hi end, but record it more accurately. I don't think you can exactly represent the high frequencies until you sample at 192 kHz or above.
I have tried 96kHz and I don't hear it so I don't bother with the extra disk space and cpu usage.
