exporting a 24 bit file to 16 bit wav

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exporting a 24 bit file to 16 bit wav

Post by mary86004mary » Tue Aug 18, 2015 12:12 am

If I open a 24 bit file in audacity and export it as a 16 bit wav file. Does that mean it will no longer be wet bits? That it will actually be a 16 bit wav file?
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Re: exporting a 24 bit file to 16 bit wav/ correction of typ

Post by mary86004mary » Tue Aug 18, 2015 1:09 am

typo correction - I am correcting my own typo from my earlier post

If I open a 24 bit file in audacity and export it as a 16 bit wav file. Does that mean it will no longer will be 24 bits? That it will actually be a 16 bit wav file?
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Re: exporting a 24 bit file to 16 bit wav

Post by kozikowski » Tue Aug 18, 2015 5:11 am

That it will actually be a 16 bit wav file?
Yes. The dynamic range of the new file will be 16-bit. The same as digital television and audio CDs.

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