DJTT Blog Post on Bitrates

AIFFs actually also support metadata tagging. As for WAV format, the chunking could be used but so far no de facto standard has appeared. You could put metadata to WAVs in iTunes but it it stored in the database itself.

Anyway, for WAVs just put most important info into the file name: <artist>-<track>-<bpm>-<style>.wav. Job done.

I believe on slower computers it can be distorted because it's more processer intensive. The hardware makes a difference; some sound cards aren't quite as graceful about different rates as others.

This http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html is a good article on why anything above 16/44 is overkill and could actually distort the sound by bringing in artifacts. Producing is one thing but for recording vinyl or listening to music there's no point. I might sometimes record in 20/44 ALACs when archiving rare vinyl but I can't imagine I would hear the difference in an ABX.

It hurts when you drop it on your foot?

Ripp Cd at 16 bit 44.100Hz (Cus thats what it is)

Ripp Vinyl at 24 Bit 48hz or higher and use a much better turntable than the Technics.

I'm not just talking about harmonics outside of human hearing, although there's been some tests that have proven they too can have an effect on how we perceive the audio.

AIFFs actually also support metadata tagging. As for WAV format, the chunking could be used but so far no de facto standard has appeared. You could put metadata to WAVs in iTunes but it it stored in the database itself.

Anyway, for WAVs just put most important info into the file name: <artist>-<track>-<bpm>-<style>.wav. Job done.

I really don't believe you could ever say anything negative about a Technics 1200 without sounding like an idiot to me.

Just a nitpick, if you're talking about the Oohashi tests, they were flawed, and follow up research has pretty much debunked that claim. See http://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=10005 and http://www.nhk.or.jp/strl/publica/labnote/lab486.html for instance.

Ripp Cd at 16 bit 44.100Hz (Cus thats what it is)

Ripp Vinyl at 24 Bit 48hz or higher and use a much better turntable than the Technics.

I used a Linn Sondek LP 12... and custom DAC.


Producing dance music (Electronic) 24 bit 48hz anything over this is overkill.

I'm a mastering engineer of quality dance music and the above is fine..... so long as it has no been limited or compressed on the final mix bus or dithered and must have at least -3db headroom if you send to mastering dudes like me.

haha! CDJ's suck !

How can you make a statement so patently false? I believe your understanding of sample rate is flawed. You might be extrapolating that at 44.1 16bit it more than covers the range of human hearing from 20hz to 20khz but there is absolutely no doubt that sample rates higher than 44.1 are sampling at a higher rate and therefore more truly reproducing the original. You're essentially mixing down mulitiple tracks into a final 2 tracks. When distilling anything down you want to start with the most premium grade possible, that is, if you care about the quality of the finished product. If all you're doing is sampling loops of peoples tracks and mixing them together to make music, then I'd agree with your above statement but if you're making original music and recording sounds, you should start with the highest sample & bit rate available to you.

Totally disagree. When producing and mixing multiple tracks for music you should start with the highest quality recordings you can afford to make. Once you've mixed down to your stems and give the mastering person the best quality you can, they do their magic and then you can downsample after your final stereo master is achieved. You'll get considerably better sonic results.