--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, aaron <aaron@...> wrote: >>One question.... why 192, it makes absolutely no sense, your >>audio interface qualiry is far below the threshhold of any >>possible gain 192kHz could provide. Manufacturers use the 192kHz >>as mostly a marketing device. To benefit from 192kHz your hardware >>and recording environment would need to be pristine, and even >>then....... >>Howard >I'm using 2 320 gig Barracuda perpendicular drives striped RAID. >I have been running Logic the OS and the projects off of this set up. >I just tried running Logic and my OS off the internal and opening >projects from the RAID drives. Still no difference. > >I can hear a difference in quality now that I'm in 24 bit. Right, 24-bit provides a noticable improvement. If your target medium is a CD and you intend to run a higher sample rate you can try 88.2 or 96. Either way... you have to come down to 44.1 CD. If you're going to DVD then 96 is what you want... or even 48 upsampled. Many DVD tracks are recorded at 48 and later converted to 96 for burning. >I must admit I'm not sure what I'm gaining from the 192k. >Is it advantageous to step down to 96k or just stick with 44.1 / 24 >bit. Well, someone else just posted having a similar system and running a lot more than you, maybe wait and see what they have to say. Cutting the sample rate from 192 to 96 will reduce processor load by 40+ percent, especially with AUi and some plugins. Don't know what the best way to convert files to a lower sample rate would be, I think Logic was improved in that area and may be your best. The high sample rate is causing the load on your system, I'd really forget about recording ay 192kHz, unless you have a special project in mind that -requires- something like this. Howard