format for drums
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UNORTHODOX
Father Timeless
Wav 24bit everything else highest imo
Only keep your files as 24bit/wav. if the samples were originally sampled in 24 bit to begin with, or you recorded them yourself in 24bit, otherwise this is a waste of file space since your not going to be improving the quality of your audio in anyway by doing so.
Example: All your drum samples are in 16bit/44.1 > by converting to 24bit/xxx your only going to end up making larger sized files of the same quality.
Example: All your drum samples are in 24bit/xxx > by keeping your wav files at 24/xxx and not altering them (downsampling or compressing), your assuring that the samples will stay the highest quality possible.
But yes, to answer your question: sticking to wav files is a pretty safe bet since that particular file extension is still so widely applicable with various softwares.
*Keep in mind though, you dont have to keep the files only as wav's to have them stay around that quality level.....if you prefer aiff. thats perfectly fine too. Or maybe the software you use has its own compression format but maintains the same level of audio quality as the original wav? (perfect example of this would be Reason's Sample packs that you can make, or Rex files.) - well then thats perfectly fine too, just make sure to think ahead since by making a sample pack for Reason your basically nixing out any other opportunities to use those sounds in other host applications. My point - decide what your workflow demands and cater your file preferences around that instead since there are various options depending on how you work.
Long story long though, wav is a safe bet.
Example: All your drum samples are in 16bit/44.1 > by converting to 24bit/xxx your only going to end up making larger sized files of the same quality.
Example: All your drum samples are in 24bit/xxx > by keeping your wav files at 24/xxx and not altering them (downsampling or compressing), your assuring that the samples will stay the highest quality possible.
But yes, to answer your question: sticking to wav files is a pretty safe bet since that particular file extension is still so widely applicable with various softwares.
*Keep in mind though, you dont have to keep the files only as wav's to have them stay around that quality level.....if you prefer aiff. thats perfectly fine too. Or maybe the software you use has its own compression format but maintains the same level of audio quality as the original wav? (perfect example of this would be Reason's Sample packs that you can make, or Rex files.) - well then thats perfectly fine too, just make sure to think ahead since by making a sample pack for Reason your basically nixing out any other opportunities to use those sounds in other host applications. My point - decide what your workflow demands and cater your file preferences around that instead since there are various options depending on how you work.
Long story long though, wav is a safe bet.
UNORTHODOX
Father Timeless
Thats not true, If you have a 24 bit file and you export to the highest you LOSE quality. I'll use a pictuure as an example.
Picture A is 1080 pixels if you take a picture of that picture at 720, Picture B will be 720 pixel pic of a 1080 pix. Picture
Like wise, if you take Pic A and take a 2160 pixel Picture of it you'll get a 2160 resolution picture of a 1080 picture
Get it? or was that confusing, I feel like it was.
I agree, keep it where it is Bit-wise, but if you're gonna be processing/rendering, and you cant avoid it, Go as high as possible
Picture A is 1080 pixels if you take a picture of that picture at 720, Picture B will be 720 pixel pic of a 1080 pix. Picture
Like wise, if you take Pic A and take a 2160 pixel Picture of it you'll get a 2160 resolution picture of a 1080 picture
Get it? or was that confusing, I feel like it was.
I agree, keep it where it is Bit-wise, but if you're gonna be processing/rendering, and you cant avoid it, Go as high as possible
Im with you though man, anytime you re-render a file your going to degrade it slightly, at least to my knowledge. Im saying if your file is already a 24bit wav then just leave it be as long as your software/hardware accepts it. But if you have a 16bit wav, there is essentially NO point upsampling to a 24bit file since your not going to improve it sonically in any way.
UNORTHODOX
Father Timeless
Ahh yea, you're right. I thought he was processing them also... Its probably time I go to sleep lol
Atom_Crewz
Member
ill o.g.
resampling
When you resample to higher resolution you create headroom, an excellent scenario when combining submixes. Resampling can help you retain meaningful sound data for later stages of production.
When you resample to higher resolution you create headroom, an excellent scenario when combining submixes. Resampling can help you retain meaningful sound data for later stages of production.
thedreampolice
A backwards poet writes inverse.
"When you resample to higher resolution you create headroom"
No you don't, headroom is when you are recording.
No you don't, headroom is when you are recording.
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