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Old 06-30-2010, 04:27 PM
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Default Re: 44.1 kHz vs. 48 kHz - why not use the higher?

I swear I can hear a difference in signal quality at 96K. But that could definitely
be my imagination knowing that it's a higher (better) sample rate.
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Default Re: 44.1 kHz vs. 48 kHz - why not use the higher?

What are you using, Mbox2Pro, 003 ?
Do you external AD/DA ?
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Use 44.1 for CD and 48 for video. You will get no advantage doing it another way and you will create distortion with SRC the 48 to 44.1
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I swear I can hear a difference in signal quality at 96K. But that could definitely
be my imagination knowing that it's a higher (better) sample rate.
There was a thread here on the DUC that talked about an experiment where two buttons were labeled "44.1" and "96". Subjects listened to the sounds by pressing the appropriate buttons and reporting their opinions. They all said the "96" button sounded better than the "44.1" button.

Except the buttons were reversed. The 96 was really the 44.1.
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Default Re: 44.1 kHz vs. 48 kHz - why not use the higher?

Like I said, it's probably a perception of higher means better, forcing you to listen for that "better" sound. In a blind test where the subject doesn't know they are comparing it they would probably not hear it.
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Default Re: 44.1 kHz vs. 48 kHz - why not use the higher?

Most everyone will hear the improvement of 96K, especially if they compare with 44.1K in an A-B comparison while recording. But once the audio ends up going thru mixing, mastering and reduction DOWN to 48K for a DVD, 44.1K for a CD(or to mp3....UGH) the improvement has been lost(anywhere from a little to a lot).
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Most everyone will hear the improvement of 96K, especially if they compare with 44.1K in an A-B comparison while recording. But once the audio ends up going thru mixing, mastering and reduction DOWN to 48K for a DVD, 44.1K for a CD(or to mp3....UGH) the improvement has been lost(anywhere from a little to a lot).
Well I stand by I swear I can tell, but couldn't give proof
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I'v not been able to hear any difference between 44, 48, 88 or 96 KHz, but I'm only on an mbox 2 pro.
Maby better AD/DA converters would make it more audible ?
After some further testing I have to correct my self. There is actually a pretty big difference between 44 and 96 KHz. Especially on the rtas effects (reverb, delay, etc) . They sound clearer and better in my opinion.

It also seem to be less of the pitchbend/chorus effect on DVerb at 96HKz.

On a dry track without any effects I can't hear the difference that much.
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Default Re: 44.1 kHz vs. 48 kHz - why not use the higher?

I was able to record a 30kHz signal to PT LE 002 at 96k. So the higher sampling rate does record signals greater than 20k. Unfortunately, my speakers can't reproduce that and I could not hear that sound even if they could.

I don't believe that higher frequencies make lower frequencies any better or more precise. Smoother reverb tails have to do with bit depth, not sampling rate.

With digital migration of a analog tape to CD, I record to PT at 44.1. I see no benefit recording at 96 and then SCR to 44.1,
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Smoother reverb tails have to do with bit depth, not sampling rate.
Is this correct ? I can defenetly hear a big difference especially on reverb between 44 and 96KHz at the same bit bandwidth (24bit).
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