truzz Well-known member Joined Oct 25, 2009 Messages 47 Location www Oct 13, 2010 #1 Hi, Pardon my newbie question... What happens if I use a 24bit AD converter into a 16 bit session on a DAW. Will it work fine?
Hi, Pardon my newbie question... What happens if I use a 24bit AD converter into a 16 bit session on a DAW. Will it work fine?
AudioGimmer Well-known member Joined May 12, 2010 Messages 152 Location London I think... Oct 13, 2010 #3 truzz said: Hi, Pardon my newbie question... What happens if I use a 24bit AD converter into a 16 bit session on a DAW. Will it work fine? Click to expand... Will it work? Yes... Will it work fine? No. The DAW will truncate the signal to 16 bits which can sound pretty ugly. Of course it depends on the signal you are recording. Can't you set your DAW to record in 24bits, or to dither the input to 16bits The Gimmer
truzz said: Hi, Pardon my newbie question... What happens if I use a 24bit AD converter into a 16 bit session on a DAW. Will it work fine? Click to expand... Will it work? Yes... Will it work fine? No. The DAW will truncate the signal to 16 bits which can sound pretty ugly. Of course it depends on the signal you are recording. Can't you set your DAW to record in 24bits, or to dither the input to 16bits The Gimmer