[TOS #8,#12] From: ...no point to distributing music in 24 bit/192 kHz, From Topic ID: 93853 Options

[forart.eu]

Just a note: it has been scientifically proven that sounds are not perceived only through ears...

Anyway, in our case, bit depth is *mutch* more important than frequency IMHO.

This post has been edited by forart.eu: Mar 15 2012, 08:19

[forart.eu]

Do you remember the 10th of December 2009? It was the day you joined the wrong forum.

For your knowledge, i joined this forum before you on 2nd October 2001 mate.

Seriously, it's pretty trivial to ABX the feeling of the floor vibrating beneath your feet as you play a deep bass line.

It was just an example.

So you're substantially claiming that non-ABXable lossy-encoded sound is equal to a lossless one ?

If true, than what's the meaning of lossless encoders ?


BTW - once again - my position is that we don't need more Hz, but we need more bits !



This post has been edited by forart.eu: Mar 15 2012, 14:37

[skamp]

For your knowledge, i joined this forum before you on 2nd October 2001 mate.

Explain.

If true, than what's the meaning of lossless encoders ?

Lossless encoders have other applications besides playback, like transcoding.

BTW - once again - my position is that we don't need more Hz, but we need more bits !

I'm no engineer, but as I understand it: because of the way digital audio works, 1 bit adds 6dB to the scale, giving you twice the loudness. That's no matter how many bits you have, 16, 24 or 32, the value will always be the same. Increasing the number of bits will not make for a finer scale (more detail), but a bigger scale (more values, leaving original values intact). 1 bit will still be +6dB. Without dithering, 16 bits gives you 96dB to play with, 24 gives you 144, and 32 gives you a whopping 192dB. Suffice to say, that's a stupidly large scale, that would "allow" you to record sounds from the absolute threshold of hearing (0dB) to way above the threshold of pain (120-140dB if I'm not mistaken?).

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong (and if I am, please explain like you would to a 10 year old).