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In Reply to: Digital recorder question posted by Goober58 on May 17, 2025 at 16:57:15:
struggle a bit with your numbers.
The loudest possible signal in digital audio is 0 dBFS by design.
A 16 bit recording can capture signal down to -96 dBFS, a 24 goes down to -144 dBFS.
When recording you need some headroom say 18 dB.
If you do so using 16 bits, you effectively have 13 bit resolution. (78 dB dynamic range)
If you do so using 24 bits, you effectively have 21 bit resolution.
However, there is another limit, the noise floor of the recording chain and in case of vinyl, the substantial surface noise.
If your max is at 50% (-48 dBFS) the input signal is way to weak. This of course won't improve by switching to 24 bit.
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- 16 bit = 96 dB dynamic range - Roseval 05:32:59 05/18/25 (23)
- Why everything sounds so f compressed is anybody's guess. Nt - Geoffkait 08:22:07 05/26/25 (12)
- Maybe because it is? (nt) - Goober58 12:08:32 05/26/25 (11)
- RE: Maybe because it is? (nt) - Geoffkait 12:10:56 05/26/25 (10)
- RE: Maybe because it is? (nt) - Goober58 16:26:33 05/26/25 (9)
- RE: Maybe because it is? (nt) - Geoffkait 12:08:46 05/27/25 (8)
- That's my point - Goober58 13:41:12 05/27/25 (7)
- That's not really a goid example. - Geoffkait 14:01:11 05/27/25 (6)
- That's goid! - Goober58 18:35:15 05/27/25 (5)
- RE: That's goid! - Geoffkait 02:38:38 05/28/25 (4)
- RE: That's goid! - Goober58 12:25:20 05/28/25 (3)
- RE: That's goid! - Geoffkait 12:28:09 05/28/25 (2)
- RE: That's goid! - Goober58 15:02:02 05/28/25 (1)
- RE: That's goid! - Geoffkait 15:10:58 05/28/25 (0)
- RE: 16 bit = 96 dB dynamic range - Goober58 10:01:49 05/18/25 (0)
- RE: 16 bit = 96 dB dynamic range - AbeCollins 06:19:30 05/18/25 (8)
- Or maybe... - Goober58 22:46:58 05/18/25 (5)
- Nothing against turntables or Tascam - AbeCollins 14:51:22 05/19/25 (4)
- Thanks Abe - Goober58 12:04:53 05/20/25 (1)
- RE: Thanks Abe - AbeCollins 19:33:58 05/20/25 (0)
- RE: Nothing against turntables or Tascam - Goober58 17:03:17 05/19/25 (1)
- RE: Nothing against turntables or Tascam - AbeCollins 19:27:21 05/20/25 (0)
- RE: 16 bit = 96 dB dynamic range - Goober58 12:55:32 05/18/25 (0)
- 70 dB - Roseval 06:56:37 05/18/25 (0)