Hi all ... so, I've seen the post where Cliff described why he doesn't include a sample rate converter: that software converters are as good or better in his estimation, so he's encouraging us to use our DAW converters, or something close to this effect.
OK, so, being that the case, I'm ruminating what sample rate to set my new ProTools sessions to, when I start recording again. On the one hand, I could just keep it all in 48kHz. Or, I could go in analog and record at any sample rate I like. Or I could go in 48kHz digital, and then convert to a higher sample rate.
With other instruments besides elec guitar, it might be argued that voice and drums for instance could benefit from more depth.
Any opinions or experience in this direction that someone could share? I was just surfing the Internet a bit, and found some engineers talking, and they're mostly up in the 96kHz range. They're saying it's better to record and mix up there, and then bounce down. They're reporting an improvement, vs. just recording and mixing at the lower sample rate.
EDIT: I ask this because aware that the Fractal Audio has compression and eq on board, and not wanting to finance Waves anymore if I can avoid it, having a whole session in 48kHz means I could go out to Fractal Audio for compression, eq, room tone, etc.
OK, so, being that the case, I'm ruminating what sample rate to set my new ProTools sessions to, when I start recording again. On the one hand, I could just keep it all in 48kHz. Or, I could go in analog and record at any sample rate I like. Or I could go in 48kHz digital, and then convert to a higher sample rate.
With other instruments besides elec guitar, it might be argued that voice and drums for instance could benefit from more depth.
Any opinions or experience in this direction that someone could share? I was just surfing the Internet a bit, and found some engineers talking, and they're mostly up in the 96kHz range. They're saying it's better to record and mix up there, and then bounce down. They're reporting an improvement, vs. just recording and mixing at the lower sample rate.
EDIT: I ask this because aware that the Fractal Audio has compression and eq on board, and not wanting to finance Waves anymore if I can avoid it, having a whole session in 48kHz means I could go out to Fractal Audio for compression, eq, room tone, etc.
