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From: Lennart =?iso-8859-1?Q?W=E5hlin?= <tca@...>
Date: Thu Feb 14, 2002 3:25pm
Subject: Re: [GEN] 24 bits vs. 96K

Message: 22
    Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 20:09:42 -0700
    From: Jonathan Christensen <jon@s...>
Subject: Re: [GEN]  24 bits vs. 96K

 >Bit Rate determines dynamic range.  You will definitely hear mor of 
the soft
 >sounds, and really loud sounds without compression when you use 24 bits
 >instead of 16.  It is certainly a much more audible difference.

Jonathan Christensen answered:
 >I disagree with this. Bit depth has nothing to do with dynamic range. Bit
 >depth has to do with resolution. A 16 bit converter and 24 bit converter
 >will clip at exactly the same point (provided they are accurately
 >calibrated). The difference is the quality of the quiter bits, providing
 >a more accurate depiction of the instrument being recorded.

Eh...?
You just described the higher dynamics of 24bit....that you disagreed upon.
16 bit gives a theoretical dynamic range of 96dB, 24bit gives a
theoretical dynamic range of
144dB. A bit depth of 100000bit will will clip at exactly the same
level as anything else.

 >(provided they are accurately  calibrated)

Dynamic range has nothing to do with how strong you can play.
It is how quite you can play without distortion.

Best
Lennart


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