From: Geoff B. <ge...@la...> - 2009-09-23 21:07:53
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a softwares' internal bit depth has no real bearing on your harwares' capacity. if you exceed the electrical capacity of your soundcard expect distortion. the real benefit of using 32bit float is when applying DSP's to your data or signal.the internals of the software benefit from the headroom so the resulting output won't hit the 16 bit ceiling which can be easily reached when applying these processes. you (and i!) live out there in the real world; we have limitations out here.. ;) 32bit float is for jack and muse to use 'behind the scenes' so we get better outcomes.in fact it's genrally 16 bits packed with 0's until the extra headroom is used. it's automatic and doesn't really effect the way we work . that is, we get the benefit without being involved. your 0dB on muses's meters, one you've calibrated your signal parth as i described, is all you need to worry about. all is well if you live within them. important to know of course, but don't fuss so much about this; really. get on and make some cool music. that's what really counts ;) g. |