16 Bit Sample Quality

[Creativemind]

Hi all!

Just a quick one...

Can 16 bit samples still be poor quality?

Might sound like a silly question but just because the sample is 16 bit, does this automatically mean it's a good sample?

Thanks!

[Marco Raaphorst]

no you can store any shitty sound in 16 bits, even 2 bits sounds can be stored into 16. 16 bits doesn't change the file, doesn;t make it sound better. so if the source is bad, 16 bit file will sound just as bad.

[Heigen5]

The official statement is that 16bits is enough for human hearing, but the advantage of 32 bit mostly is the extra headroom.