Hi Mark,
Sure, even 8 bits could be an adequate bit depth under certain
circumstances...
The fact that ATRAC and MP3 very often do not much affect the
subjective sound quality of nature recordings is an indication for the
low dynamic range that is actually in such recordings. Both ATRAC and
MP3 internally reduce the bith depth for certain frequency intervals
even below 8 bits.
Reagrds,
Raimund
"Mark R." <> wrote:
>
> But that does not mean that you
> need to initailly record in 24 bit!
>
> this begs the question of why not record at 8 bits then dither up?
>
> Mark R.
>
>
> On 5/14/07, John Hartog <> wrote:
> >
> > I must agree with you Tim.
> >
> > Since DVDs and hard drive space are cheap these days and still getting
> > cheaper, I say whenever you can, record in the highest bit depth your
> > equipment is capable of.
> > Even so, many great recordings have been made on MiniDiscs in
> > compressed Altrac formats so do not be discouraged if that is the best
> > you have to work with.
> > And sometimes it is necessary to sacrifice bit depth for longer
> > recording time in order to increase the chances of getting the
> > recording sought. With my HiMD recorder I sometimes record one 1GB
> > disc through night in HiSP mode so not to miss anything while I sleep,
> > and then switch to PCM with a fresh disc just before dawn.
> >
> > John Hartog
> >
> > > Storage cost has become so low, that I have a hard time believing
> > > people are using that as an excuse. A DVD to backup your sound files
> > > can backup several hours of recordings for twenty cents. A 4 gig
> > > flash card for a 702 is now under $100 and will still record four
> > > hours of 24 bit 48k sound.
> >
> >
> >
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