[plyr]

I wonder if anyone can give me a logic explanation about this,
witch one is best on foobar?

16bits?
24bits?
or even 24bits padded to 32bits?

My card is an audigy2zs, and i realize that the sound is more vivid on 16bits, but lacks the detail of 24bits padded to 32bits, i dont know if this is a placebo or not, can anyone give some thoughts?

 

[parrot5]

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Originally Posted by plyr I wonder if anyone can give me a logic explanation about this, witch one is best on foobar? 16bits? 24bits? or even 24bits padded to 32bits? My card is an audigy2zs, and i realize that the sound is more vivid on 16bits, but lacks the detail of 24bits padded to 32bits, i dont know if this is a placebo or not, can anyone give some thoughts?

I followed the following guide when I was setting up Foobar/Winamp for my Audigy 2. (The webpage is no longer a valid link, but Google's cache worked fine so I toke a screenshot of it)
http://www.photodump.com/viewer/parrot5/audiosetup.html

 

[fishtankfish]

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Originally Posted by plyr I wonder if anyone can give me a logic explanation about this, witch one is best on foobar? 16bits? 24bits? or even 24bits padded to 32bits? My card is an audigy2zs, and i realize that the sound is more vivid on 16bits, but lacks the detail of 24bits padded to 32bits, i dont know if this is a placebo or not, can anyone give some thoughts?

The best is 24bits padded to 32bits since your card supports 24bit playback and your cpu is a 32bit processor. However, this sometimes isn't supported by certain playback outputs, i.e. i don't think it works with Kernel Streaming (but 24bit does and thats your second best choice). I use 24 padded to 32 and use ASIO output.

 

[plyr]

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Originally Posted by parrot5 I followed the following guide when I was setting up Foobar/Winamp for my Audigy 2. (The webpage is no longer a valid link, but Google's cache worked fine so I toke a screenshot of it) http://www.photodump.com/viewer/parrot5/audiosetup.html

Thanks, that looong image helped...

 

[plyr]

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Originally Posted by fishtankfish The best is 24bits padded to 32bits since your card supports 24bit playback and your cpu is a 32bit processor. However, this sometimes isn't supported by certain playback outputs, i.e. i don't think it works with Kernel Streaming (but 24bit does and thats your second best choice). I use 24 padded to 32 and use ASIO output.

It works with kernel streaming too, but is not clear to me why should i use padded to 32bits since my card does only 24...

 

[Helter Skelter]

You do it to allow more headroom in using things like your volume control without losing fidelity, since you're working at a higher level of precision.