2. Re: 24 bit vs 16 bit recordings

["Paul Jacobson" thebrunswicktwitcher]

I've been following the discussion with some interest despite the
fact I'm likely to be recording in 16 bit for the foreseeable future.

Doing a little reading beyond the list I came across a pertinent FAQ
which I haven't seen mentioned in the discussion, and which might be
of interest to those not already bored with the discussion:

The 24-bit Field Recording FAQ
http://www.24bitfaq.org/

it is somewhat dated but still interesting reading, especially the
discussion of the additional low level resolution afforded by 24 bit
recordings.


The other thing I came across and which discusses bit depth and
sampling frequencies in the context of nature recording is an article
on the digitisation of the Macualay Library of Natural Sounds analog
archives.

http://www.rlg.org/en/page.php?Page_ID=3D13201

cheers
Paul