Hey everybody, I was just wondering if thw MOTU2408MKIII can play back at 24bit resolution or is it locked at 16bit.

If I'm exporting files from Cubase at 24 bit and they were recorded at 16 bit, am i doing damage to the file?

The reason being I have some files at 24 bit and some files at 16 bit and would prefer to master at 24 bit obviously.

As you can see I'm somewhat of a beginner so take it easy please

How is it possible?

I have an ensoniq sampler from 1993 (asr10) which sounds MUCH better than my RME multiface.

And it is not because coloration or distortion, it simply sounds more "in front", a little bit smoother and warmer and fatter.

I made some tests recording both simple sinus tones and some very fat sounds from my old arp synthesiser.

I have a question about converting from 24/96 down to 16/44.1:

Can someone help me understand. Which matters most?
The digital to analog converters or the bit resolution?
Mainly, going to CD or even CD-R.

So my question is this

i use either a roland 2480 or Cubase as my main recording environment
SX 2 i should specify.

So should i set my projects up as 44.1/24bit? and then mix down or "dither" (still not sure how or when this works) to 16 bit so i can play on a CD?

the real question is, is there noticeable sound quality improvement?

thanks

I have some tracks that are originally 16 bit, wondering what the benefits or consequences would be to convert to 24 bit to mix and then reconvert & dither to 16 bit for CD burning? Thanks for all opinions!

Hello everybody.

I think, 24 bit is in anyway better than 16, and i think you would hear a difference betwen

a.) recording 30 tracks with 16 bit, mixing it in 16 bit mode with Pro Tools, bounce the whole mix again 16bit and than master the 16bit bounce

and

I have a question consirning audioconverting.
Does anybody know if it is possible to convert a .WAV 44.1kHz. 16Bits Mono file into a A-law 8 kHz. 16Bits Mono file?
Normally I convert the WAV's into A-Law 8 Bits, but now I need to convert them to 16 bits files which seems not possible with the programs I use.(Soundforge 4.5, Wavlab 3.0, CoolEdit)

OK.This is a little weird and I should know this, but I really am not sure. :confused: