Re: Choosing the right sampling rate and sample size

["David Steinwedel" DSteinwedel]

It's considered best practices (by me, at least) to record at the sampling =
rate (or a multiple thereof) used by the final medium. So if you're ending =
up on CD, record at 44.1 (or 88.2). If it's film, 48 (96 or 192).

You're more likely to get errors when converting between sampling rates tha=
t do not divide evenly. Though I will admit, the likelihood of getting such=
 errors and having them be audible is very low.

Higher sampling rates have the advantage of being more manipulatable. They =
will sound better when pitched down or otherwise processed. I doubt most Na=
ture Recordist readers are too interested in doing such things as, well, we=
're looking for natural sounds.

Though if you do want to sell or license to the film/game guys, they (we) m=
uch prefer 24/96 for the advanced process-ability of those files.

After way more than you probably wanted to know, to "future-proof" your rec=
ordings, make them at the highest settings possible.

--Dave
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