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Subject: Re: [gear] Sound Devices 788 T announced
From: "Gianni Pavan" gianni_pavan
Date: Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:49 am ((PDT))
I record dolphins.... they go up in frequency....
in any case I always prefer to record at 96 kHz to capture higher
harmonics and also some occasional animal or insect that makes more
than 20 kHz.

Gianni


At 20.06 13/04/2008, you wrote:

> >only 48kHz sampling sounds to me as a big step back!
> >If 8 channels at 24bit & 96 kHz could be a constraint, I would have
> >appreciated the option to record 4 or 6 channels at 96 kHz, or maybe
> >to reduce to 16 bit for recording 8x96kHz.
>
>Haven't we had this discussion quite frequently? I am asking those who can
>explain, but even with Sound Device's low noise preamps, there would still
>be nothing gained by going up to 96, would there? Wouldn't the noise and
>definition at nature recording levels retain an optimum level for even the
>lowest mic noise and SD preamp combination?
>
>Perplexed with Warm Regards,
>
>Mark R.
>
>
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