Gearslutz.com - View Single Post - my sample rate is at 44.1 right now...how does raising the rate change your sound?

Jonboy79 · 2nd January 2008

If you can't make it sound good at 44.1 then you shouldn't worry about going any higher. To be honest, there are tons of threads on different sample rates and arguements as to why you should or shouldn't go higher than 44.1. Best bet though is to just do some recording at higher sample rates and compare them with the lower ones. If you like the way 48, 88, or 96 sounds over 44 then go for it. You also really shouldn't sweat your converters, while they aren't great they aren't bad and again, if you can't make the recording sound decent with what you got then it isn't the equipment.

2nd January 2008	#3
Jonboy79 Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Location: St. Louis MO Posts: 2,636	If you can't make it sound good at 44.1 then you shouldn't worry about going any higher. To be honest, there are tons of threads on different sample rates and arguements as to why you should or shouldn't go higher than 44.1. Best bet though is to just do some recording at higher sample rates and compare them with the lower ones. If you like the way 48, 88, or 96 sounds over 44 then go for it. You also really shouldn't sweat your converters, while they aren't great they aren't bad and again, if you can't make the recording sound decent with what you got then it isn't the equipment.