<<I would say the trade off for conversion is the extra time it takes.
But to put another angle on this question, what is the likely format
of the near future? >>
Whatever the future format is, it certainly isn't going to go from
Message: 44.
Subject: 1k to 48k. 48k is the standard in the video industry. 44.1k is the
standard in the audio CD industry. The pro audio industry serves the
needs of the consumer audio industry & the trend there is not toward
improved higher resolution CDs, but toward lower resolution data-
compressed formats. I think an industry-wide shift to SACD or DVD-A as
an eventual CD replacement is very unlikely.
<<I was thinking that recording at 24bit 48kHz might also make my
files more future-proof. Is valid at all? >>
Not really. Future-proofing might justify recording at 96k or possibly
192k, but the bandwidth advantage of 48k over 44.1k is a negligible
amount, slightly over 2 semitones, IIRC.
<<Otherwise from now on I may stick to 24bit 44.1kHz.>>
I run a professional recording/mastering studio & one of the banes of
my existence is people bringing in files for mixing or mastering which
have been recorded at 48k. I can convert quickly, but at lower
quality. The highest quality conversion, though, takes up to 3 times
realtime, & that is just an enormous waste of my time & the studio's
resources. I would stick to 44.1k, especially if you may be sending
files to any professional facility for any processing, other than for
incorporation into video or film works.
Scott Fraser
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