sample rate conversion quality issues


lets say you record a performance to DAT, hard drive, whatever, at 48/24, and then you convert it using good software to 44.1/16.

is this 44.1/16 recording any worse in quality than if you were to record the original performance at 44.1/16?

why or why not?
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Showing 1 response by alex_yakovlev

Not that easy, Paul. It really depends on the equipment (algorythms) used during any type of conversion. With inferior equipment all benefits of recording with higher resolution would not just be lost, but the resulting 16/44 would be actually worse that if it was initially recorded this way.
I did many tests using my dCS gear as a playground and as of now my solution is - try to stay in one resolution.
There are many sides to it, but in general - less conversion is better.