6. Re: 24 bit vs. 16 bit

["John Hartog" hartogj]

My earlier statement, "whenever you can, record in the highest bit
depth your equipment is capable of" is too general. That would only
make sense if the components of the recorder are fine enough to not
induce noise to the point it negates benefits of the higher bit depth.
Still if you are unsure, it is best to err on the side of highest
potential quality.

We can assume by the Sound Devices example, at least with their
recorders 24 bit rather than 16 could make a significant difference.
Still we haven't heard any field examples of this - or have we?  And
even though numbers from Raimund's recorder tests (thanks for putting
that together Raimund) suggest some other recorders might be up to par
=96 still the proof is in the field.

So let's have some real world examples.

John Hartog