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Re: 32Bit Float recording - The Technical view
« Reply #120 on: Yesterday at 12:04:32 PM »
I have not read all of the above, but as someone who has been taping since 1971, I love the 32 bit world we have entered. Why? Because I have made great recordings. I have had no issues at all. The biggest difference is that I do not have to occasionally spend a inordinate amount of time leveling the first 10 or 20 seconds of a recording because it is too hot or too low. I have a few decks and do not at all mind going 24 bit when one of those makes sense, but using the same gear I have used for years, 32 bit is my choice. For me, how the end result sounds is what matters most. That said, I respect and admire all the dialog dissecting the respective differences in how we approach our passion.

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Re: 32Bit Float recording - The Technical view
« Reply #121 on: Yesterday at 12:10:58 PM »
I skimmed the Sound Devices 2016 patent for 32 bit (most of which is way above me) and note that it does describe 3 and 2 converter layouts, but noting it could be any number. I did not recognize any comment about the converter handoffs and noise control, but that could be me. I note that other manufacturers have to avoid infringing on their patent, so maybe SD understands the issue better and has the secret sauce in their patent. It would be nice to know if SD uses multiple converters in 24 bit mode, I haven't heard any issues and have not done much 32 bit.

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Re: 32Bit Float recording - The Technical view
« Reply #122 on: Yesterday at 12:14:05 PM »
I have not read all of the above, but as someone who has been taping since 1971, I love the 32 bit world we have entered. Why? Because I have made great recordings. I have had no issues at all. The biggest difference is that I do not have to occasionally spend a inordinate amount of time leveling the first 10 or 20 seconds of a recording because it is too hot or too low. I have a few decks and do not at all mind going 24 bit when one of those makes sense, but using the same gear I have used for years, 32 bit is my choice. For me, how the end result sounds is what matters most. That said, I respect and admire all the dialog dissecting the respective differences in how we approach our passion.

exactly.

Ditto, from a guy who started taping in 1972.

 

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