Having the E-MU 1212M, I decided to produce at 24/96000 since my PC seems to be able to handle it. However, when I render down to 16/44100, it doesn't reproduce the sounds correctly. I figured it would just lower the resolution, but instead, the piano hardly comes through, one of the string synths I used has an annoying ringing to it, etc.

Anyways, is there any advantage to producing at the superior formats the 1212M provides when most songs these days are reduced to CD quality, 16/44100?

Here is a good thread on that topic...

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...48&pagenumber=2

It begins about bit loss specifically, but as you read through you'll find a great deal of info on the different recording formats.

long story short, use 44100 or make sure you have a good dither and use 88200. you may notice some of your vsts will react unpredictably at 88200 though. i have noticed the vibrato on some of my soft synths sounds considerably worse.

bit off topic here but I just finished setting up my motu ultralite on windows xp. I reboot my computer and I thought for sure my monitors where getting fried. Right when I put my password for windows I got the most evil crackling noises ive ever heard. Should I turn the ultralite off before rebooting and back on once windows is running?

dj nacht, read the manual for your ultralite. usually you want to have it turned on before your pc, or just use bus power so that it automatically turns on with your pc.

regarding your monitors, they should always be the LAST thing to be turned on - after windows has booted up and everything.

some will disagree but i dont see one reason to render at any higher rate than 44.1kHz/16bit

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Originally posted by Ray_Chappell Here is a good thread on that topic... http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...48&pagenumber=2 It begins about bit loss specifically, but as you read through you'll find a great deal of info on the different recording formats.

I 2nd that. I learned so much from this thread. It has brought me understanding and changed the way I do things for the better.

On a side note, I cannot imagine file sizes when working at 24/192000. Anyone work in this? If so how big is a typical render of say an 8 minute track?

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Originally posted by Magnus I 2nd that. I learned so much from this thread. It has brought me understanding and changed the way I do things for the better. On a side note, I cannot imagine file sizes when working at 24/192000. Anyone work in this? If so how big is a typical render of say an 8 minute track?

One minute at 24 bits / 96 kHz (Reason's highest setting) is about 33 MB.

Double that (for 192 kHz) and you get 66 MB.

Multiply that by 8 and you get 528 MB.

So, over half a gigabyte.