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Originally Posted by psalad  The reason why 44 is not enough, from what I understand, is that poorly designed steep filters have a negative impact on audio quality. Most experts I've spoken to suggest you really only need to go to ~60k to eliminate any issues.
But again, I ask what appears to be a stupid question... have you done blind testing? Can you reliably tell the difference in a level matched blind test?
There are sensible arguments to be made for recording at 96k... "just in case?" Maybe! But because of audio quality? You don't know unless you test it. We all know that moving your ear 1/2" in any direction changes the sound drastically, MUCH more so then the difference between two sample rates (provided they are above 44.1). So to be intellectually honest, if you haven't tested with blind a/b/x testing... you really don't know it sounds better. |
You answered your own question. If the experts say you need ~60, what choice do I have other than 88 or 96 on most equipment?
I have done the test so quit blathering on about it. It sounds better.