[linux-audio-user] 44.1, 48 or 96?

Joseph Dell'Orfano fullgo at dellorfano.net
Thu Sep 15 00:21:49 EDT 2005


Thanks to all who answered this thread. I am privileged to get to learn
from everybody's experience! 

-Joe D


On Mon, 2005-09-12 at 11:32 -0400, Paul Davis wrote:
> > Bouncing a final mix to 1/2 inch tape before the final print allows you
> > to do the 44.1 conversion from a high quality analog source.  But, it
> > assumes that the source recordings and processing was done at an
> > extremely high level - i.e. DSD.  And unfortunately, we don't yet have
> > any open-source tools for manipulating DSD.  I know of a few mastering
> > houses that would *kill* to be using GNU/Linux if the tools were
> > available.
> 
> there is a still quite a lot of controversy over whether or not Sony's 1
> bit/MHz clock design actually *is* better than more "traditional"
> approaches. i know there is a lot of good marketing to explain why its
> so cool, but that doesn't seem to be backed up by any substantive double
> blind testing. even the math analysis is heavy on marketing bullshit.
> 
-- 
Joseph Dell'Orfano <fullgo at dellorfano.net>




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