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Re: 16 Bit & 24 Bit recordings

Subject: Re: 16 Bit & 24 Bit recordings
From: "Walter Knapp" waltknapp
Date: Thu May 24, 2007 7:17 am ((PDT))
Posted by: "Martyn Stewart"

> Why would they have 24 bit converters, Lou? Why have the facility of havi=
ng
> the option of recording in 16 bit without dither and 16 bit with dither i=
n
> the menu? I think they are original 16 bit samples. Look also at the size=
 of
> each file, the 24 bit is considerably larger than the 16 bit examples.
> In my opinion with recording nature sounds, you can not detect the
> difference with the naked ear and my ears are pretty good. To compare the=
se
> recordings side by side in a listening room is virtually like telling a g=
ood
> Irish whiskey from a good Scottish whisky.

I stayed up late last night coaxing the downloads through, thanks for
trying. Good luck in the discussion, you are going to need it. I won't
comment at this point on them as I have only done a quick listen so far.
And I'm about to be off on another long ride.

> I honestly believe too much time and effort has been spent on this thread=
 to
> no avail.

This is especially so when the group gives things that really do make a
major difference in nature recording no or little notice or value. The
group priorities are way out of whack. Makes me wonder if there is a
nature recordist's group around I can join.

Walt




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