Posted by: "oryoki2000"
> One way you can take advantage of your stereo 24/96 recordings is to
> present your work on a DVD-Video disc. The DVD-Video format has space
> for two channels of uncompressed 24/96 audio. The disc will play on
> any commercial DVD player.
While it has space for uncompressed, a lot of DVD-video types use
compression. In some cases the compression process starts by downsampling.
And your DVD player may downsample even if it's not compressed.
So don't assume you will be hearing 24/96 audio just because you
recorded it on a DVD. You have to verify what's happening. And that the
audio reproduction system (speakers, amps, etc.) are really up to 24/96.
It's easy to add higher sampling rates to equipment for the advertising
advantages, but costs a lot more to design and sell a system that
actually delivers the goods to the person's ears. And since most folks
don't really care or know good sound, it's usually left out of the design.
Of course if you are making money at it you can probably make more by
printing 24/96 on it regardless of what it actually is worth.
Walt
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