Robin,
This constellation seems to be a result of the specific design of these
recorders. The Olympus LS-10/11 recorders are the only pocket-sized recorders
where I could measure a benefit of using the 24 bit resolution so far. So, it
seems that the designers did a really good job here...
Regards,
Raimund
--- In "Robin" <> wrote:
>
> OK, now it's my turn to be confused. Even considering this new, more explicit
> data, the results indicate we should have no preference for hi/lo sensitivity
> (as far as noise goes). This is not conventionally repeated wisdom. So there
> is still a contradiction somewhere.
>
> -- Robin Parmar
>
> --- In "Raimund" <raimundspecht@> wrote:
>
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > Yes, this might be indeed a bit confusing...
> >
> > The table entry "LS-10/11 SENSE LOW, LEVEL 10 = -113 dBu" applies to a
> > bit-depth of 16 bits, which is the setting that I use by default on all my
> > tests because at the maximum gain setting of each recorder, there is
> > generally no difference between 16 and 24 bits.
> >
> > This low gain setting of the LS10/11 (at 16 bit resolution) will however
> > add an additional quantization noise component, that you can get rid of by
> > selecting the 24 bit format instead. The corresponding value at the 24 bit
> > setting is as follows:
> >
> > Olympus LS-10/11 (SENSE LOW, LEVEL 10, 24 bit) = -121dBu(A)
> >
> > I just added the missing "16 bit" label in order to prevent this kind of
> > confusion.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Raimund
> >
>
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sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
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