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Re: Sampling rate conversion

Subject: Re: Sampling rate conversion
From: Dan Dugan <>
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 15:52:24 -0800
Hakon Soreide, you wrote,

>Does any one know, what the adverse effects of downsampling a
>recording made at more than 16bit/44.1KHz when resampling for audio
>CD, for instance?

Inaudible with current technology.

>As long as the resolution is not a multiple of the CD's sampling
>rate - particularly when it comes to the frequency of samples - I
>assume that the quality of resampling might be dependent on the
>algorithm used by the software conducting the conversion?

That's right. Very good ones are available, so it isn't a problem any more.

>If there are adverse effects of such downsampling, wouldn't that
>also mean that when recording for CD, a sampling rate of
>16bit/44.1KHz would be the best unless a much higher rate is
>possible to achieve on the recording equipment in question?

Yes.

-Dan Dugan


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