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Uncompressed Audio / Hard Disk Space
« on: October 08, 2002, 12:18:58 PM »
Keywords:  hard drive compact flash space file size record time

Want to know what size your 16-bit or 24-bit files will be on hard drive at different sample rates?  Here you go...

Bit-Depth      Sample Rate (in kHz)       MB Per Track-Minute
16                  44.1                                 5
16                  48                                    5.5
24                  44.1                                 7.6
24                  48                                    8.25
24                  96                                    16.5
24                  192                                  33

A typical CD-R can hold just over 21 track minutes of 24/96 audio...

And for those who are math-challenged:

this might help:  http://www.tascam.com/Products/hdp2_rectimes.html

Sample Rate     44.1k/16-bit  48k/16-bit   48k/24-bit  96k/24-bit   192k/24-bit
512MB CF card  50 min         46 min        31 min        15 min         7 min 
1GB CF card     1.6 hrs         1.5 hrs         1 hr           30 min        15 min 
2GB CF card     3.3 hrs         3.1 hrs         2 hrs          1 hr            30 min 
4GB CF card     6.7 hrs         6.2 hrs         4.1 hrs       2 hrs            1 hr 
8GB CF card    13.5 hrs        12.4 hrs        8.2 hrs       4.1 hrs         2 hrs 
« Last Edit: July 19, 2006, 04:22:02 PM by Brian Skalinder »

 

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