Using a Soundblaster Audigy 2ZS and recording streaming audio from
internet feed to which I subscribe. I plan to burn wav files to be
played on CDs in a regular CD player. I also plan to then rip them into
mp3s for my portable player.

I am recording a wav file, 44,100 khzs. I have the option for 16 bits
per sample or 24 bits per sample. Which one do I choose?

The music is coming in at 31 K bits per second.

I've no concern about the size of the file on my hard drive because I
plan to burn to CD and then delete the file. Logic suggests I should
choose the higher bit per sample rate but I wanted to understand more
about the differences so I make the wisest choice. And, if I choose the
higher bit rate, will it still fit on a CD if I burn a 55 or 60 minute
album?

TIA

Louise

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 02:26:46 GMT, Louise wrote:

Using a Soundblaster Audigy 2ZS and recording streaming audio from
internet feed to which I subscribe. I plan to burn wav files to be
played on CDs in a regular CD player. I also plan to then rip them into
mp3s for my portable player.

I am recording a wav file, 44,100 khzs. I have the option for 16 bits
per sample or 24 bits per sample. Which one do I choose?

The music is coming in at 31 K bits per second.

I've no concern about the size of the file on my hard drive because I
plan to burn to CD and then delete the file. Logic suggests I should
choose the higher bit per sample rate but I wanted to understand more
about the differences so I make the wisest choice. And, if I choose the
higher bit rate, will it still fit on a CD if I burn a 55 or 60 minute
album?

You're already oversampling by recording at 44.1 kHz. You won't hear any
difference between 16 and 24 bits per sample. When you make the audio CD,
it's going to be 16 bits per sample anyway, so save a conversion step.

Also, the size of the file on an audio CD depends solely on how long it
runs, since it will always have to be 16 bits per sample at 44.1 kHz.

When you make your MP3s, experiment with different bit rates. The incoming
audio is not the highest quality to begin with, and you might find a good
compromise between degrading the quality even more and overly large file
size. Only your ears know for sure.





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