Dale Powell to me
> 64bits is double (comes from 32bit computer architecture, so double uses
> two words per value.)
>
> Single generally uses 24bit values and 8bits of exponent.
> Double uses 53bit values with 11bits of exponent.
Oh I see. So whats this Pro tools 48bit mixer talk about that goes on in the
industry?
Why would it be better or more precise than the Ardour mixer (which i prefer
over Protools).
Is it another one of these?
- The pro audio world is today infested with the same type of pseudo-
> science that hit the hifi market 25 or more years ago and that makes
> some people pay $3000 for a piece of cable and two connectors, or makes
> them spend money on machines to replace old and tired electrons by fresh
> young ones which sound better.
> - The same wave of nonsense now hits also the software world.
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