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looks like RB will convert the sample rate before doing the harmony


FWIW
I've watched/used RB a long time. Since before it was ever published to be honest <grin>

I think RB (like PT that it is based on) does the 24 to 16 conversion at the time the track is created.
In other words, I think every 'track' in RB is using the same bit rate.
Once it is imported/saved, it is all the same bit rate. So the Harmonizer at that point wouldn't need to do that conversion as it is now reading and writing in the same bit rate (whatever the project is set to).

But that's just my observation of how it works ..
I think anything brought into BiaB is set to 16/44 and anything brought into PT/RB is converted to whatever the Options-Prefs-Audio setting is for the project.

Maybe as an experiment try changing the Pref setting and see what RB does ..
I get the pop up below.
Final evidence is that if you say 'No' to the pop up you get a message that the previous setting has been restored. IOW, if you don't change all these tracks, you are forced to work in the existing settings.
Therefore I assume all tracks are already 'converted' as far as bit rate. Especially if analyzing an error message.

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