[Dream] What sample rate & bit depth you working at?

[Kudos]

kri samadhi wrote:
> We use 44/ 32 bit float.
> I started off 44/ 16 bit
> I can hear a major difference now.
>
> Try work on an old track that was done in 16 bit
> and then add some 32's over it.
>
> you can tell.
> specially if your on dynaudio BM6A's :P
>

I can tell the difference even on my shitty Sony headphones (made in 
Phillipines)!  Getting proper monitors is something I'll have to invest 
in next, after I get myself a car (two years without one feels good on 
the conscience but leaves one so disadvantaged).


One thing my knowledge is still a bit murky with is how Cubase deals 
with bit rates.  To import samples of higher bit depth or sample rate 
don't I have to change the setting in the project setup first?  Isn't 
the project bit/sample setting the one which all plugins use internally, 
or do the plugins work at the maximum quality even if the project is set 
at 16/44?
  When I load up an old project in 16/44 and I go to change it over to 
32/48, doesn't all the samples used have to be converted? I've had a few 
problems doing this as it gets pitches and samples positions wrong, 
hence me getting very flummoxed.

I just wish there wasn't TWO dimensions of quality!  Which to use?!!  
Should I be using anything like 88.1/96kHz or is 48Khz okay?  What's the 
point of 24-bit when there's 32-bit?

I know we've had some very good posts here on this subject years 
ago...maybe I should do my homework...

Olly / Kudos