On Sun, 2012-08-12 at 20:57 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
On Sun, 2012-08-12 at 20:44 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
On Sun, 2012-08-12 at 18:29 +0000, Fons Adriaensen wrote:
What does this mean ? It means that the dynamic range of 95 dB is more than enough. And if it isn't (as in a music studio where you'd want higher peak levels and the ambient noise level is lower) you just need a few more bits, maybe 20.
You can reproduce sound at any level (below the maximum you set) without having to bother about 'resolution'
I agree, wrote something similar already before. Btw. some oldish Sony recorders are at 16 bit and for the sound quality it's more important if the mixer is a Neve or Behringer ;), than how many bits are used for the sampling. E.g. http://www2.ak.tu-berlin.de/wwwlogic/Bilder2/24Spur.jpg 16bit AD and 18 bit DA.
PS: Recordings 16bit. Those old monsters do sound amazing, with sane leveling < 6 dBFS and less. ^^^^^^^ < -6 dBFS and lower ;) I missed the "-" and of course "<" + less/lower is tautological, but that's wanted.