Topic: Sound Forge 8.0 24-bit workflow

[cd2go]

Ok, I'm about to start to edit a bunch of shows and I hope someone can tell me if this sounds about right. I've edited a few 24-bit shows before I knew about using temporary float files and want to get it right from here out. It looks like SF 8.0 internally processes edits at 64-bit float (I see no way of changing this), so I assume I do the following:

1) Open 24-bit/48kHz file.  Process > Bit-Depth Converter and set file to 64-bit float (also seems this can be done via Properties > Format)

2) Complete all edits (compress applaud sections, normalize, fades, etc.)

3) Save in current format (64-bit float/48kHz)

4) Now from this file I create both the final 24 and 16-bit versions:

    a. For the final 24-bit file: Bit-Depth Converter with my choice of Dither and Noise Shaping
    b. For the final 16-bit file: Resample to 44.1kHz then Bit-Depth Converter with my choice of Dither and Noise Shaping

Is that it or am I missing something?

Thanks,
james

[cd2go]

bump...Anyone? Does this sequence seem correct?

thanks

[Brian Skalinder]

I'm not familiar with Sound Forge, and so am not positive of the impact of setting Process | Bit-Depth Converter to 64-bit.  Bit aside from that, yes, the workflow looks correct.

[cd2go]

Thanks Brian.

[KLowe]

looks fine to me.  I use sf 8 for 24 bit files and I don't use the 64bit float setting.  I just open the files and use the SF defaults.  Seems to work just fine.

FWIW...I love sf 8

[cd2go]

KLowe, using the defaults works fine for me per se; I guess my main concern is making sure I'm not doing any harm to my files by not using 64-bit float since that is how the processing is done...for instance, I know some other programs dither automatically after each edit, so if multiple edits were made on one part of the file (without being in 64-bit float), it would be dithered twice...

[StuStu]

I'm not 100% I'm following you, but I've never run into SF8 automatically dithering after each edit.