> As mentioned, CD audio is "only" 16-bit and "only" 44.1KHz, but I don't
see
> angry mobs of listeners boycotting record labels until they replace the
> format with something better. And the Prophet 5 was "only" five-voice --
> and mono-timbral to boot -- but great music has been, and is still being,
> made with it.
Yes, but there is a biiiig difference between a production format and a
release format. When mixing, you will need more bits than the release format
to be able to maintain full quality of all the signals when mixing. If you
want to mix say 8 16-bit signals without quality loss due to truncation of
the signals, you'll need a total resolution of 2^16 ∗ 2^3 = 2^19, that is 19
bits. (since 2^3 = 8 = the number of signals to mix). Then in the end you'll
have to dither down to 16 bit, but then you'll loose quality only once, not
for each channel being mixed. Also, when usig good dither+noiseshaping,
you'll retain more than 16 bits worth of information. This information will
be below the (dither) noise floor, but still audible. I'm not convinced that
you'll gain a lot by using a higher samplerate, but higher bitdepth while
mixing, definitley. Note however that the original files can be 16-bit. It's
just during mixing you need higher "internal" resolution.
About the Prophet 5. It's an analogue synth. The main reason for building
mostly VA today (or for using digital equipment at all) is because it's a
lot cheeper than really good analogue exuipment...
/Patrik (using analogue, VA, and digital synths and Cubase SX)
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