Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Sample Rate / Resolution question
From: xk (xk_AT_myrealbox.com)
Date: Fri Mar 01 2002 - 01:12:44 EET
> I'm going to risk getting flamed for this (as sample rate is something of
a
> religious issue for some people), but I would personally always rather
work
> at 44.1 and avoid sample-rate conversion if at all possible. The only
> exception would be if there were some analog processing somewhere in the
> signal path that would require an additional A/D conversion anyway. The
> other possibility would be if you had a really good hardware or software
> resampler, but even then I'd probably avoid resampling if possible.
> However, dithering from a higher bit depth (i.e., 24-bit) down to 16
(while
> not completely trivial) is much easier and less likely to produce
> artifacts. Thus, my preference is for 24-bit, 44.1 kHz audio. Note that
> this is just my personal preference and a lot of people will disagree with
> me.
An article on www.pro-rec.com said that it is always better to work on the
highest sample rate/bit depth that you can afford and then downsample to
your target media.
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