Posted by NRen2k5 on 09/19/05 05:40

On 9/18/2005 11:38:49 AM, Joel wrote:
>"NRen2k5" <napsterneorenegade@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>My point was that the bit depth itself does not make any difference.
>
>It doesn't change a 16 bit source into a 24 bit source, but it does
>make use of the extra bits and samples (96 or 192 KHz) to smooth out
>the wave.
>
>--
>Joel Crump
>
>"Of course, it is ironic that a media company [Fox News Channel] that
>should be seeking to protect the First Amendment is seeking to
>undermine it by claiming a monopoly on the phrase 'fair and balanced.'"
>- Judge Denny Chin, referring to Fox News accusing Al Franken of
>trademark infringement.
>

No, it doesn't. Resampling (e.g. 44.1kHz->96kHz) is a lossy conversion; that doesn't increase sound quality but rather slightly degrades it).

Extra sampling points do not smooth anything out. They just sit in between the old ones in straight lines, doing nothing for the signal.

The closest one can ever get to an original performance is the first recording. Anything done to alter that recording is just a further deviation from the original, and not "better".

- NRen2k5

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