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08-03-2008, 08:25 PM
| | | | 24 bit WAV files can't be recorded to CDs??
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Hello!
I am having this problem where Nero, the burning CDs program, makes audio CDs when I use 16 bit WAV files, but apparently, it cannot make it with 24 bit files. More recently I have used 24 bit on all my songs. What do I do? Do you know a good converter? Is there any other way? Like a burning program specially for designing music albums on CDs...any help is appreciated. |
08-03-2008, 08:39 PM
| | | | I think foobar2000 will do this conversion. |
08-03-2008, 11:04 PM
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It should let you open the 24 bit wavs and save them to whatever format you want. Then do the CD. More steps but it works.
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Goldwave does have a BATCH CONVERSION function if you do more than one and it is faster because you do not have to open each file manually. Read the manual.
IF you are going to do any mp3 conversions, you'll need the very good converter Goldwave uses. The name is "LAME" but it is not at all: http://lame.sourceforge.net/index.php
Good luck and BTW, is there a way to switch your recording device back to 16 bit so you don't have this file-juggling event?
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08-03-2008, 11:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Urbana, IL | | | I would think Audacity would do a conversion as well.
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08-03-2008, 11:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario | | | Dither down to 16-bit after you master the final mixdown. CD players expect 44.1kHz at 16-bit. Anything other than that and they will freak out. |
08-04-2008, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Kay  Dither down to 16-bit after you master the final mixdown. CD players expect 44.1kHz at 16-bit. Anything other than that and they will freak out. | Yes.
Right now 16 bit is it. On CD anyway. 
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08-04-2008, 12:26 AM
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08-04-2008, 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by bongomania Technically the CD format can be used to store 24-bit files as data, but not as music that would play in a CD player. | Yep.
But not the issue at hand.
I know you know.
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08-04-2008, 09:48 AM
| | | | Yes, I can change it back to 16 bit. Thing is that I thought that a higher bitrate would give me more audio quality, so I started using 24 bit. I'll check those programs!
EDIT: I downloaded Goldwave and it is awesome. It worked so well I didn't even bother cheking the other programs. Thank you all for your help!
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08-04-2008, 12:33 PM
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One important difference to note about the two files is that DVD-Audio will allow just about any sample rate, 44.1kHz, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, or 192 kHz. Conversely, DVD-Video discs must either be at 48 kHz or at 96 kHz. The majority of the time, it doesn't make any difference, because most live 24 bit recordings are made at either 48 or 96 kHz. But if you have a 24 bit, 44.1 kHz file set, you will NOT be able to burn a DVD-Video disc.
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08-04-2008, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by DWBass Or you can burn a DVD Audio disc. | That could be useful, but DVD player are not everywhere as CD players are...by the way, does anybody know if those blue ray players or hd dvd players will be able to read DVDs? I hate these technology stuff...we are always losing stuff. |
08-04-2008, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by GianGian Yes, I can change it back to 16 bit. Thing is that I thought that a higher bitrate would give me more audio quality, so I started using 24 bit.! | Continue to record and mix in 24 bit. Just convert to 16 when you want to put it on CD.
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08-04-2008, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by baba Continue to record and mix in 24 bit. Just convert to 16 when you want to put it on CD. | That's what I plan to do. It seems that converted 24 bit files sound a bit better than the ones recorded directly on 16 bit. |
08-04-2008, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by GianGian That could be useful, but DVD player are not everywhere as CD players are...by the way, does anybody know if those blue ray players or hd dvd players will be able to read DVDs? I hate these technology stuff...we are always losing stuff. | Blu Ray players can read standard definition DVDs. However, HD-DVD does not exist any longer. Toshiba conceded; therefore, Blu Ray is the standard for high definition video players/recorders.
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08-04-2008, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by GianGian Thing is that I thought that a higher bitrate would give me more audio quality, so I started using 24 bit. | The higher bitrate will still give you better quality on your digital masters, but CD-audio format will only burn and play at 16 bit. |
08-04-2008, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by jmac Blu Ray players can read standard definition DVDs. However, HD-DVD does not exist any longer. Toshiba conceded; therefore, Blu Ray is the standard for high definition video players/recorders. | So Blu-Ray won...by the way, is Blu-ray popular there? It is quite rare around here yet. Good thing that we won't have to throw away our DVDs collection. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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