Quality Preferences

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Quality Preferences

Quality

  • Sampling:This panel sets the default sample rate and bit depth for new projects. It does not affect any existing project - to change the sample rate of an existing project, just click on the rate at the bottom of the window and select a new rate from the pop-up menu. The bit depth affects imported material, if it's copied, as well as newly recorded material. The advantage of the 32-bit float resolution is that effects return material at a this resolution, which improves the final mix, because the computer has more precise material to work with. If you aren't doing any processing then you may want to save some space by setting this to 16 bit, if your hardware supports this.
  • Conversion: