FL6 16-bit & 24-bit

[Doomcore]

Can anyone tell me how do I make 24-bit sound in FL6....??? I have Audiophile 192, but I don't see 16-bit 24-bit settings in it's software....

Sorry on noobish question....

[verstaerker]

it can render as 32 bit - but not playback - afaik

[bmanic]

Umm, the whole internal engine is 32bit float. Why on earth do you need 24 bit? Or do you mean the rendering? Just render 32bit and use any audio editor to convert it to 24bit (rember the dithering if you want every last bit used).

- bManic

[Doomcore]

And is there any noticebale sound difference betwean 16-bit, 24-bit and 32-bit...??? And if I burn 32-bit wav on a cd....will it convert to 16-bit, if it will....will all of that 32-bit sound quality be gone...???

[The Chase]

And is there any noticebale sound difference betwean 16-bit, 24-bit and 32-bit...???

Some people think so and some don't

And if I burn 32-bit wav on a cd....will it convert to 16-bit, if it will....will all of that 32-bit sound quality be gone...???

yes and yes. Always dither.

[Doomcore]

Dither actually keeps quality of sound...??

[boin]

And if I burn 32-bit wav on a cd....will it convert to 16-bit, if it will....will all of that 32-bit sound quality be gone...???

yes and yes. Always dither.

It is like Chase said.
But there is also another point to consider: it is what you do with the file between rendering and CD burning. If you submit it to a mastering chain, for example, doing some processing like EQing, compressing, etc, THEN having a 32-bit file is an advantage, because the final result is much less affected than if the plugins do all this math in 16-bit.

What I do: I render at 32-bit, do all my mastering thing in 32-bit and then convert to 16-bit/dither/burn. For my ears it is worth the effort.

[birrbits]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dithering

[circuitbentpirate]

most consumers/listeners aren't going to be able to tell the difference, we're all so used to hearing shitty MP3s anyways.
Really the only people that care about how it sounds is the people in the industry, and yourself.
Always work with the highest bit depth and rate your system is capable of.

[bmanic]

You are underestimating the music market a bit. If you are talking about shitty bread and butter pop/rock/dance/whateverthefuckboringcopyedshit then I agree but there are a lot of people who actually CARE about sound quality and have very good setups at home and know how to use them for optimal listening pleasure.

Why do you think Vinyl still sells well? Why do you think there are tons of forums dedicated to hating mp3s and other compressed lossy formats? Why do you think the scam industry that sells "audiophile" accessories survives and makes a nice profit (well, this category probably goes under 'looks/wannabecool'?

- bManic

[LBN]

Why do you think Vinyl still sells well?

DJs and hipsters.

[peejunk]

Why do you think Vinyl still sells well?

DJs and hipsters.

Definetly not the "high fidelity" urge.

Well, audiophile is etymologically -- one that loves the sound. And in many cases it sadly also means "one that likes the sound music makes rather than music, and often prefers soulless but perfectly engeneered music (see: Michael Bolton)".

I mean, reading the album reviews in local audiophile magazine makes me cringe, I (try to) keep an open mind in music but the band from teen oriented pop pap to adult oriented pop pap is really the part of spectra I'm blind to.

Many audiophiles do love the sound of vinyl BECAUSE of it's imperfections. Hell, some people like aliasing, some people like what Ogg Vorbis does to the high end (no, seriously).

But it has nothing to do with fidelity of reproduction.

And I beleive that any host plays back at the bigest bitdepth your sound interface allows. I beleive it's ASIO that takes care of playback truncation, but I'm not an audio dev so what do I know..