On Sun, 2012-08-12 at 20:57 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sun, 2012-08-12 at 20:44 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > 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. > > PS: Recordings 16bit. Those old monsters do sound amazing, with sane > leveling < 6 dBFS and less. ^^^^^^^ < -6 dBFS and lower ;) I missed the "-" and of course "<" + less/lower is tautological, but that's wanted.
