Re: [ARSCLIST] Cassette obsolescence - digitizing standards

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From: Dave Bradley <db65@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 01:31:02 -0500
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Applying certain effects to 16 bit audio if editing in 16 bit resolution could result in loss of resolution could it not?

Simply normalizing the audio will result in loss of resolution. You don't need a complex effect for that to happen if you process a 16-bit sample at 16-bits. Again, it's never a simple addition or subtraction. All calculations are multiplication. You WILL get errors. 16-bit processing is only adequate for 8 bit (or smaller) samples.

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