On Sun, 2012-08-12 at 18:29 +0000, Fons Adriaensen wrote: > What does this mean ? It means that the dynamic range of 95 dB is > more than enough. And if it isn't (as in a music studio where you'd > want higher peak levels and the ambient noise level is lower) you > just need a few more bits, maybe 20. > > You can reproduce sound at any level (below the maximum you set) > without having to bother about 'resolution' I agree, wrote something similar already before. Btw. some oldish Sony recorders are at 16 bit and for the sound quality it's more important if the mixer is a Neve or Behringer ;), than how many bits are used for the sampling. E.g. http://www2.ak.tu-berlin.de/wwwlogic/Bilder2/24Spur.jpg 16bit AD and 18 bit DA.
