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Re: Understanding bit-depth conversion and dithering

Subject: Re: Understanding bit-depth conversion and dithering
From: "Mark R." seoulgypsy
Date: Wed May 23, 2007 4:55 am ((PDT))
Raimund,

I don't want to further confuse the issue, although my concerns with 16 bit
are not so much dynamic range, but with the psycho acoustic cues that I fee=
l
are much better handled by 24 bits. Am I wrong in thinking this way?

Playing the bass for many years has sensitized my listening for these subtl=
e
movements of what I will describe as miniature versions of the original bas=
s
tone that move throughout an environment. I have yet to hear a 16 bit
recording that can capture these sounds, whereas, when listening to 24 bit =
I
most certainly can hear it.

So as it applies to a nature recording, I guess thunderstorms, surf and a
few other instances might actually benefit from starting out in 24? Please
set me straight ;^)

Respectfully,

Mark







"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause


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