Topic: question about burning a DVD-A

[MattD]

Is it possible to burn a "mix" DVD-A (I want to burn a sampler I can use to check out playback systems) with different tracks at different samplerates, i.e. track 1 is 24/48 and track 2 is 24/96, and so forth?

[JasonSobel]

yes, it is possible.

with discwelder, one track can be 24/96, the next can be 16/44.1, the next can be surround, and the next can be 24/48.

at least, that's what it says.  all of my burned DVD-audio discs have either been entirely 24/48, 24/96, 16/44.1, or 16/48, I haven't mixed them yet.

this is straight from the online help file for discwelder bronze:

BRONZE allows you to record Stereo or 5.1 Surround recordings in DVD-A-format onto a DVD-R disk.
Stereo recordings

Stereo recordings can have sample rates of 192, 176.4, 96, 88.2, 48, or 44.1 kHz. Bit depths can be 24-, 20-, or 16-bits.

5.1 Surround recordings

5.1 Surround recordings can have sample rates of 96, 88.2, 48, or 44.1 kHz. Bit depths can be 24-, 20-, or 16-bits.

Note: 5.1 Surround recordings with bit depths and sample rates of 24/96, 20/96, 24/88.2, or 20/88.2 require mandatory encoding to the MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing) file format. An MLP encoder is not included with BRONZE, nor does BRONZE accept MLP files. However, discWelder CHROME can accept files from an external MLP encoder, such as Minnetonka Audio's "SurCode MLP". However, BRONZE will format-convert 24/96 and 24/88.2 files to 24/48 and 24/44.1 files during disc burning - see Section 3.1.

Multiple formats for different tracks

The DVD-A specification and BRONZE allow for different tracks to have different formats. For instance, Track 1 could be 24/48 5.1 Surround, Track 2 could be 24/192 Stereo, and Track 3 could be 16/44.1 Stereo.

Different formats on a single track

BRONZE currently does not allow two different soundfile formats on one track. That is, all soundfiles on a single track must have the same sample rate and bit depth

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[MattD]

+T for the help - exactly what I was looking for.