Re: OT: other recorder recommendations ?

[Travis Hartnett <tiktok@sprintmail.com>]

Increasing the bit-depth of your sampling rate doesn't automatically translate to "more headroom".  You can always overload the input stage regardless of the number of bits per sample.  Figuring out the effective dynamic range of your music and then setting your gain stages accordingly will probably be a lot more effective (and cheaper) than upping your bit-depth.

TravisH

On Jul 8, 2004, at 7:19 PM, Loopers-Delight-d-request@loopers-delight.com wrote:

> From: Mark Hamburg <mark_hamburg@baymoon.com>
> Date: July 8, 2004 9:07:37 AM PDT
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: Re: OT: other recorder recommendations ?
>
>
> On a related subject. I'm looking for a stereo recorder to use with my rig when doing live gigs. Preferably something rackmountable or easily hidden inside my relatively small rack. Preferably higher bit depth than 16-bit so that I've got headroom to spare while playing. My portable DAT fails on multiple fronts such as being somewhat bulky and being only 16-bit and recording at 48kHz unless one feeds it digital which is non-ideal when the target is CD output.