Just bought Pro Tools 9 with Mbox Pro and was wondering something. My plan is to record an album with my band, what sample rate should I use and bit rate? 16 or 24 bit? 44.1 or 192 kHz? Pros and cons?
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Hatecrawler
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Hatecrawler
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jipchen
ForesterStudio
24 bit is a very useful option because it improves the dynamic range.
The samplerate is a bit of a controversial issue. A lot of pro studios record at "only" 44.1 kHz. Others use 48, 88.2, 192 kHz etc.
Personally I think 44.1 is enough. The latency with higher samplerates will be lower, that's a plus.. but the CPU will have more work to do.
And the tracks will be a lot bigger. In the end you will have to downsample to 44.1 kHz for a CD release if you used a higher samplerate, just don't forget that when you're done.
The samplerate is a bit of a controversial issue. A lot of pro studios record at "only" 44.1 kHz. Others use 48, 88.2, 192 kHz etc.
Personally I think 44.1 is enough. The latency with higher samplerates will be lower, that's a plus.. but the CPU will have more work to do.
And the tracks will be a lot bigger. In the end you will have to downsample to 44.1 kHz for a CD release if you used a higher samplerate, just don't forget that when you're done.
timislegend
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jipchen
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I love that statement.I was about to write "if you've got the time, record a minute at 24bit with 44.1 and then 192 , then downsample both to 44.1 / 16 bit and see if you can tell a difference"
Thing is, the different samplerate will affect how some plugins and VSTi's work, some might not even work right, others might have a better sound (supposedly).
If someone was to really find out if there was a difference, he'd have to record the whole project with two setups at once, and do all the mixing on both systems with the same plugins and settings, then downsample to 44.1/16 and you'd have a chance to tell if it was worth it. But I don't see how anyone would have the setup and will to do that anytime soon
Jarkko Mattheiszen
The FU guy.
I'm not gonna touch this one with a ten-foot pole or that one guy will jump out of a bush nearby and tell me I hate 96kHz and I have prosumer monitors.
(Record in 24bit, 44.1kHz will be just fine but you can try 96kHz too.)
(Record in 24bit, 44.1kHz will be just fine but you can try 96kHz too.)
