Re: [microsound] High sampling rates/Bit depths

[Joakim Lindén <joakim.linden@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm by no means an "audiophile" so this is simply based on my own 
perception:

If you work with sampling alone, it depends on all your external gear if 
it's worth working with rates above 48khz. I record sounds with a pair of 
home made Panasonic omni capsules and they can represent sounds above 41khz, 
as can the minidisc that I use to record when I'm not at home. The minidisc 
has a 48khz sampling rate (according to the manual at least) - and this 
seems to be correct when doing spectrum analysis on the signals. So I record 
with 24 bits and 48khz.

Now, when you work with synthesized signals the difference between 48khz and 
say 96khz is huge, at least to my ears. "Simple" synth sounds with many high 
frequency components sounds much smoother and warmer at very high sample 
rates - and this difference can even be heard in my crappy headphones made 
for watching tv... This could be due to poor synthesis in the different 
software packages that I'm using, but I've noticed this in many programs. 
There is a freeware synthesizer that I've stumbled across that doesn't seem 
to have this problem - it sounds very clear, undistorted and smooth. You can 
find it here: http://www.kvr-vst.com/get/1187.html

Joakim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Wright" <m_wright@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "microsound list" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 3:27 AM
Subject: [microsound] High sampling rates/Bit depths


> Hello all,
>
> I've been looking into the pros and cons of working with audio at 24 
> bit/96 khz/192 khz etc...
>
> There seems to be a lot of mixed opinions by recording engineers and 
> producers who are predominantly in favour but little talk by sound artists 
> or experimental electronic musicians.
>
> Does anyone work with their audio at these kinds of rates/depths?  Is 
> there a dramatic difference?  Has anyone utilized "super audio" or "dvd 
> audio" as a platform for their work?  I'd be extremely interested to hear 
> some opinions on the matter.
>
> Best wishes all,
>
> Michael.
>
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