On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 10:37:51PM +0100, tim wrote: > you must have realized, that i don't care about the sampling rate for > recording&playback, but the headroom in the digial domain ... The F-range headroom is convenient, but not necessary. > fwiw, you may want to consult the manual: > http://www.manualslib.com/manual/514035/Rme-Fireface-Ucx.html?page=96 This misses the point that for 24-bit converters the noise floor will be determined by the analog electronics. In other words any noise shaping is futile. It helps only for 16-bit systems. Ciao, -- FA A world of exhaustive, reliable metadata would be an utopia. It's also a pipe-dream, founded on self-delusion, nerd hubris and hysterically inflated market opportunities. (Cory Doctorow) _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user