A lot of people are now recording in 24bit / 44.1, 48, 96, 192khz.
Here are several things to consider:
Humans can hear frequencies up to about 21khz.
Frequency is equal to one-half the sampling rate.
So, cd quality is 44100hz/2 = 22050hz (highest frequency) and is already higher than tha range of human hearing.
and dvd quality is 96000hz/2=48000hz, more than double the highest frequency humans can hear.
From this perspective, sample rates above 44100 seem overkill.
From another perspective higher sample rates (more pionts) means greater accuracy when compared to the original analog wave.
16bit vs 24bit
I find it hard to hear the difference with most live audio applications. For example, it\'s like listening to a live breakfast show and when the band stops playing, everyone in the room is quiet, except one person in the corner of the room whispers to another person. In theory, if we turn up the stereo loud enough we should be able to understane what that person said. With the 24bit recording we should hear them and the 16 bit we would just hear nothing or noise/hiss. How important is it to hear this person? Depends what they said!! :lol:
