Hi-rez music - why should it cost more?


Is there any technical reason hi-rez music should cost more?  When recording in Pro Tools, you have a choice in a drop down menu to choose the bit depth and sample rate.  Other than a larger file, what's the deal?  The cost differential is next to nothing.
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Showing 1 response by lowrider57

Great answer, jond!!  And from a technical point of view, studios have been mastering 24/96 and 24/192 files for quite some time now. IOW, the music is already hi-rez.