using 16/44, playback on rips doesn't sound as good/clear as monitoring - it was the same way decades ago with my PCM501ES - does 24 bit recording fix some of the problem? I see many comments that 16/44.1 is plenty good enough - is so, what adjustments might improve things? (I tend to like lps from the tube era and one of my RIAA preamps is a custom 6SL7 based unit)
who isn't doing 24/96 capture?
16/44 is just adequate as a delivery format in the hands of good mastering and proper SRC process with dither
for home vinyl rips I really don't see the cost/benefit win in trying to make it fit 16/44
and I am on the side of 16/44 seeming adequate by the sort of evidence that gets into Psychoacoustic textbooks
but why make work managing headroom, taking all the added precautions for 16/44
16/44 is just adequate as a delivery format in the hands of good mastering and proper SRC process with dither
for home vinyl rips I really don't see the cost/benefit win in trying to make it fit 16/44
and I am on the side of 16/44 seeming adequate by the sort of evidence that gets into Psychoacoustic textbooks
but why make work managing headroom, taking all the added precautions for 16/44
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With consumer-grade ADCs, going higher than 44.1 for recording is definitely advisable. Anti-alias filters may not be that great, and there can be other quirks as well. I found typical Realtek HDA chips to be quite prone to aliasing and reduced SNR at 44.1 (and 88.2), presumably as a result of high jitter levels. 48 and 96 are better-behaved.
Note that 24 bit recording in Audacity still is a bit tricky on Windows platforms, as release versions usually only allow recording stereo mix in WASAPI mode, and WASAPI is the only way of getting 24 bits aside from WDM-KS (which is usually unavailable on Windows 7 and higher) and ASIO (which requires compiling your own build with it included due to licensing reasons). I would advise going for the 22 Jul 14 nightly build of 2.0.6.
Note that 24 bit recording in Audacity still is a bit tricky on Windows platforms, as release versions usually only allow recording stereo mix in WASAPI mode, and WASAPI is the only way of getting 24 bits aside from WDM-KS (which is usually unavailable on Windows 7 and higher) and ASIO (which requires compiling your own build with it included due to licensing reasons). I would advise going for the 22 Jul 14 nightly build of 2.0.6.
Consider also the DAC chip (and supporting components/circuitry) which is used for playback of the rips. That's an entirely different chain than direct off the turntable. Even if more resolution and samplerate helps the recording, the playback is likely to sound different. It is quite possible that the recording itself is perfectly sufficient, and the difference you are hearing comes from the playback chain.
I have had very good results doing a limited number of needle drops at 24 bits and 88.2K or 96K sample rates.
Frankly the ones I did at 16 bits and 44.1K did not sound quite as good as the vinyl probably due to limitations in the ADCs. (M Audio 2496 PCI sound card)
Frankly the ones I did at 16 bits and 44.1K did not sound quite as good as the vinyl probably due to limitations in the ADCs. (M Audio 2496 PCI sound card)
I've had a different experience. My rips using my old Turtle Beach Santa Cruz at 16/44 sount just the same as the needle drop. I have to be careful with the levels. No clipping alloud, ever...
I'm listening on my Kef 103.2 through decent amps....
I'm listening on my Kef 103.2 through decent amps....
Bingo. And that's tough for LP, where levels are poorly defined and transient noises can greatly upset the applecart. 24 bit makes it a lot easier to get things right.
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