Audacity Forum

Ok, so I have a very limited understanding of audio and I'm sorry that I'm having trouble following. My takeaway from your replies and reading the xiph.org article is that it doesn't make sense to listen to music at bit depths higher than 16 or sampling rates higher than 44/48. However, if I plan on...

Thank you DVDdoug and Cyrano for your replies. Hoping you can answer a similar question...let's say I want an end result of 16/44. Would I bet better off (quality wise) recording at say 24/32 bit depth - 96khz sample rate, and then downsampling to my desired 16/44. Would this result in a higher audi...

I tried about a year ago to rip some records I bought, without much success. I think I'm going to give it another try with your help. Here goes... I'd like to end up with a 16/44 rip and a 24/96 rip. My sound card is capable of recording at 24/96. Would it be better to record in audacity with 32-bit...