Tobias,

I might be wrong here but the few DAWs that I've played around with don't seem to have any issues with mixing and rendering various resolutions and formats of audio files. To my way of thinking, this adds freedom when deciding what frequency and bit depth to use for recording.

As Charlie has mentioned, BIAB is 16-bit/44.1-kHz wav (CD quality). In the audiophile version of the program, these are in the original format. In the standard version of the program, the wav files have been compressed to wma. The wma files are then expanded to 16/44.1 wav by BIAB/RB when generated. The quality of this wav created from the wma is not as good as the original, non-compressed wav. It still sounds fine in the hands of someone who knows how to mix professionally. Have a listen to some of floyd jane's songs at the below link. He uses the standard edition of BIAB and his work is quality all the way.

https://soundcloud.com/floydjane

With the above in mind, I suggest that if you record your own files, use 44.1 or 48 kHz (the difference between the two is minimal) and at 24 bit or 32 bit. (For what it's worth, 16 bit would still work fine for recording too.)

Regards,
Noel



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