Dumb Question? Best sample rate for pop song! ?

retroz · 9th February 2006

Using guitar amps, Rhode Nt2a, Blue Sky (monitors) and Mackie 400F.

I guess I am asking for pop songs, music demos, is 44.1 fine, or better to go higher than dither down?

Thanks!

funkynuts · 9th February 2006

Its always better to go higher but the real question you need to ask yourself is whether or not your system can take the extra strain?

96 K means you,ll only get half as many plugs as 44.1 plus you,ll be using more than double the drive space and taxing your memory ,hard disk and c.p.u. to a greater degree.

I say **** it 44.1. k is cool unless you're going Neumann into Neve via manley and cranesong into a rack of hard drives and dual processor setup with dsp cards a plenty.

Just engineer the recordings well, beat a good performance out of the band and the sound will take care of itself.

apdv1 · 10th February 2006

I would say the best sample rate for a pop song is as many people as possible!!!

u b k · 10th February 2006

48k... the difference over 44.1 is substantial, but the dsp penalty is almost non-existent. the next step up, 88.1, is a tiny improvement that sucks the cpu dry.

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retroz Gear Head Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 68 Thread Starter	Dumb Question? Best sample rate for pop song! ? Using guitar amps, Rhode Nt2a, Blue Sky (monitors) and Mackie 400F. I guess I am asking for pop songs, music demos, is 44.1 fine, or better to go higher than dither down? Thanks!

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funkynuts Gear addict Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Gothenburg Sweden Posts: 370	Its always better to go higher but the real question you need to ask yourself is whether or not your system can take the extra strain? 96 K means you,ll only get half as many plugs as 44.1 plus you,ll be using more than double the drive space and taxing your memory ,hard disk and c.p.u. to a greater degree. I say **** it 44.1. k is cool unless you're going Neumann into Neve via manley and cranesong into a rack of hard drives and dual processor setup with dsp cards a plenty. Just engineer the recordings well, beat a good performance out of the band and the sound will take care of itself. __________________ The above "words" are the ramblings of a depraved megalomaniac.Any similarity to normal communication is a hallucination on the part of the reader.Replying to this post will result in your Wife, family and posessions including any audio equipment you may own becoming the property of funkynuts.

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apdv1 Gear nut Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 88	I would say the best sample rate for a pop song is as many people as possible!!!

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u b k Gear Guru Joined: Oct 2004 Location: The Land of Sunshine Posts: 11,294	48k... the difference over 44.1 is substantial, but the dsp penalty is almost non-existent. the next step up, 88.1, is a tiny improvement that sucks the cpu dry. gregoire del ubik