To ensure that the samples retain the highest quality, I've selected the highest bit rate to encode with (32 bit float 16.8). When i try to play it back, I can't even open the wav file. Is it because my sound card doesn't support it? Or do I need a codec for it? I have a hercules sound card, so nothing fancy here. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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You don't need to encode the wav in 32bit. You just need to do the final render in Sinc Depth 256 (and 16bit) for best quality.

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32 bit floating is MEGA mate. If you want really good quality, go 24bit, 96kHz, but even that is beyond necessary for you. I imagine your sound card will only accept 16 bit, so export at 16 bit, 44.1kHz and you'll be sweet. That's CD quality.

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Yeah my card doesn't support 24bit/96khz samples. I don't even see the option in Fruity to render the wav with those settings. It only has 16 bit, 32 bit (0.16), and 32 bit (0.24).

I find that 16 bit samples can't retain quality enough. It takes the deepness and fullness out of the sound.

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