Hi. From what I can see in the owners' manuals, etc., no Sound Devices digital interface appears to support 16-bit recording. They all have 24-bit quantization without any option to dither for 16-bit recording. Or have I overlooked something?
The models I'm particularly interested in are the USBPre 2 and the MixPre-D.
--best regards
P.S.: Let's please not get into a debate about why I want the 16-bit option; I just do.
As I understand it, that's correct. The 7 series would do 16bit recording with dither, but neither of the newest preamp/adc combos will.
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As I understand it, that's correct. The 7 series would do 16bit recording with dither, but neither of the newest preamp/adc combos will.
Correct!
The usb pre 1.5 supports 16 bit... and 24 bit recording, but only 16 bit playback. Also only operates on 32bit os.
The small AETA MIXY (http://www.aeta-audio.com/index.php?id=mixy) is 16-bit out on the USB output, though it is 24-bit on the optical and AES3/S-PDIF outputs.
I can't see any way of changing the digital outs, but the USB is always 16-bits.
If this helps?
(http://www.aeta-audio.com/uploads/pics/Mixy_big.jpg)