Posted by Dr. Dolittle on 04/22/06 02:56

Romeo Rondeau wrote:

> It was the big marketing push for 24-bit on the multitrack. It's not
> necessary in most cases. 16-bits are more than fine for most things at the
> multitrack level. At the two-track, things are different, you have reverb
> trails to contend with there...

You have reverb trails on every single track. Assuming you are recording
in a room and it isn't some sort of virtual project.

Really you are talking about the space and the breath of the actual
sounds. Tape gets more of it. When you start losing this (X 24) you're
screwed.

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