wizbri
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 Posted - Thu Dec 21, 2000 11:40 am
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I'm just wrapping up a multitrack project on CEP, consisting of some live recording (vox, synth) and assorted samples (drum loops, etc.) of varying quality. Ultimately I'll be burning this onto a CD.
Of course, once I've created a mixdown, and want to "save as," I've got a variety of different .wav types to choose from. File size is not an issue for me, but quality is the priority. In the past I've typically just saved my Cool Edit .wavs as Microsoft PCM. Now I wonder if I've been cheating my work.
The other available standards (DVI/IMA ADPCM, etc.) -- are there benefits to these? And would they make any difference anyway, since all the .wavs in the original mix are of varying qualities to begin with?
This one's been bugging me. Any advice is much appreciated... (Wish the CEP help manual offered more guidance in this department!)
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Syntrillium M.D.
Location: USA
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Posted - Thu Dec 21, 2000 2:27 pm
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Hello. Well, you are right in that there are a great deal of .wav and .pcm formats to save to. Unfortunately, none of them will work for CD burning! Essentially, file types like ADPCM, DVI/IMA, MuLaw, etc. are all compressed wave formats, usually in 4 or 8-bits, and usually with truncated sample rates.
To properly prep a file for CD burning, save the file as 44100, 16 bit, Stereo, Windows PCM wav(very very important) and make sure the "save all non-audio data" box is unchecked. You will have no problems writing the wave files to an audio CD using Adaptec Easy CD Creator or various other CD Burning programs.
Now, if you have a soundcard that can support upper-bit rates/sample rates (ie, 24-bit, 96k) you can do all of your recording in CEP at that rate (for the utmost fidelity) but you will have to convert it to 44100,16-bit for CD burning (using Convert Sample Type under the Edit Menu). Be sure to use dither and noise shaping when converting.
---Syntrillium Support
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