A simple hint to avoid clicks, sync problems and similar issues

That's not Dixieland - that's people playing about. And the noise floor was at about -65dB, so the dynamic range had to be less than this (or you had overloaded the recording...) so no problem with a 16-bit recording at all.

That's not Dixieland - that's people playing about.

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These fellows will have fun hearing that. It is one of the most prominent German band that is also famous since they introduced and closed a very popular show about popular science in the second German TV chain for more than a ten years !

These fellows will have fun hearing that. It is one of the most prominent German band that is also famous since they introduced and closed a very popular show about popular science in the second German TV chain for more than a ten years !

Proves the point, really. If they were serious about Dixieland music, then that's what they'd be playing - not doing TV science shows... I mean, where's their integrity? Are you sure they think that they're a Dixieland band??? Or is that it? They think they're a Dixieland band, but don't really know what one is?

Something's clearly not right about this! 

Well, everybody has the right to make fun from time to time. To prove the band's capability I add my take of the title melody that will be immediately recognized by the German speaking members. Sorry that I had no access to the vocal mike. I leave it up to you if it's Dixieland or not.

And the noise floor was at about -65dB, so the dynamic range had to be less than this (or you had overloaded the recording...)

. If had overload on the recording, that would have decreased the dynamic range, wouldn't it ?

Well, everybody has the right to make fun from time to time.

Of course... That's why there was a wink at the end of the post!

If had overload on the recording, that would have decreased the dynamic range, wouldn't it ?

It certainly would. But with a noise floor of -65dB, ref the peak in the recording, you could still easily have recorded this in 16-bit with a more than adequate level of headroom. A properly dithered 16-bit recording has almost as much dynamic range as it's realistically possible to get from analogue electronics; most of those extra 8 bits are completely redundant at the recording stage. Well, about 6 of them are theoretically, but in practice with a noise floor like this (which, I have to say, is pretty typical), then all of them are.