KVR Audio

fabi · Post by **fabi** » Sun Jun 24, 2018 6:05 pm

Hello,

might be a strange question, but from what I know you can't load different sample rates into one another (if you know what I mean by that), but I am quite uncertain about whether the same applies for files/settings of a differing bit depth.

Could anyone clarify?

No_Use · Post by **No_Use** » Sun Jun 24, 2018 6:16 pm

No problem doing that I'd say.
Internally audio files (or the rather the audio 'information' stored in them) get converted to 32 or 64 bit float anyway in most DAWs.

fabi · Post by **fabi** » Sun Jun 24, 2018 6:25 pm

Thanks for the quick reply.

kind of thought that since I had never heard of an issue arising with this, plus bit reduction can be done live with many effects.

MogwaiBoy · Post by **MogwaiBoy** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 1:04 am

You can import 16-bit wav files no problem! Your DAW will likely be working internally at 32-bit "floating point" so will accept 16/24 as native. No conversion or loss of quality.

But... if you can source 24-bit versions instead then do so as they'll have a lower noisefloor and slightly more dynamic range from the get-go. Not a biggie though.

fabi · Post by **fabi** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 3:40 am

MogwaiBoy wrote:You can import 16-bit wav files no problem! Your DAW will likely be working internally at 32-bit "floating point" so will accept 16/24 as native. No conversion or loss of quality.

But... if you can source 24-bit versions instead then do so as they'll have a lower noisefloor and slightly more dynamic range from the get-go. Not a biggie though.

Thanks, I kind of guessed that one would have lower noisefloor and a little more dynamic range if the source file/s are 24bit to begin with. Since I'd be taking recordings off my mini kp2s, which natively records at 16bit 48khz, I don't really have that choice, though.

It's kind of strange - the mini kp2s has been on the market for a while, but there are not that many thorough reviews and from what I remember the reviews that do mention its recording format said it was 24bit 48khz, same as I use for my projects nowadays. As it turns out they are 16bit 48khz .wav files in actuality, though.

FahridJ · Post by **FahridJ** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:17 pm

In Pro Tools yes you can load 16 bit into a 24 bit project and as long as the Sample Rate is the same - there is no conversion necessary.

Hermetech Mastering · Post by **Hermetech Mastering** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:12 am

No problem, word length of file will expand to DAWs native length as soon as you do anything to it.

Can I load a 16bit .wav into a 24bit project?