Topic: 24 bit files on a mac-help

[phishtaper4v]

Hey guys....well, I have never recorded anything in 24 bit, and after the purchase of a sd 744 this week, I will be taking all of my recordings, the disco biscuits sbds and dvds, to 24 bit. Basically, I need some advice.....I am going to need to dither the tracks down to 16 bit for release ASAP after the shows. And obviously, I will want to maintain the 24 bit files for the DVDs. I am simply wondering what programs I can mix the 4 tracks in and then dither down. Will digital performer be able to handle that task? Additionally, what sample rate should I be using on the 722? Thanks for any help. I really appreciate it. John Schmidt

[MattD]

John, DP can certainly do it. As far as ASAP goes, that depends on how good you get at doing this. It took me a while to learn DP and I admit that I'm no expert. If you're in a time crunch, consider recording at 44.1 kHz so you don't have to resample after the show, only dither.

[phishtaper4v]

ok, maybe thats what i'll do then. that would be easiest it sounds. I was fooling around with it the other night with some 16 bit files, and I think I have a general idea how to do it. I'll probably seek some advice after the show this weekend from someone who is actually an expert. Thanks

[wbrisette]

DP is what I use with the Deva, but I do everything later. For quick down and dirty 2 tracks, I simply use the Deva to mix, then use those tracks on two more of the open channels on the Deva. Thus, tracks 1-6 are individual mics&sndboard, tracks 7&8 are the rough mixes. If I don't like the mixes, I just use Digital Performer to remix tracks 1-6. It's fairly painless.

Wayne