It depends on the D -> A converter used. 16 bit can sound shitty with a run-of-the-mill DA converter. IMHO.
Clay
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "feline1973" <feline1@...> wrote:
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> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@ wrote:
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> > Those are 16 bit samples, not 24 bit samples. They are also not the
> > complete sets of Mellotron and Chamberlin sounds.
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> Are you sure? I know David Kean, when he made the Pindertron CD, sampled things at 32kHz 16bit, but that was a zillion years ago when Windows 3.1 was probably cutting edge and George Bush Snr was still in charge. Or something.
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> In any case, a bit depth of 16 bit is perfect for capturing a single sound source (and gives a dynamic range hugely greater than the mellotron tapes in any case)... it's only when you start multi-tracking and mixing lots and lots of tracks and sources in a DAW that they realise you need 24 bit (or 32 bit float)
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