Re: Does 24 bit audio have any real difference from 16 in turms of noise?
For a recording device, the more important question is whether the noise floor of the preamps is significantly higher than the noise floor imposed by the bit depth. If so, it won't make much of a difference. For 16 bit you have a noise floor of around -87 dB if I remember correctly. For 24 bit it is significantly lower. But in plain terms, if you want to be safe you should always record in 24 bit. The damage introduced to the signal when using a lower bit depth can never be reversed, but you can always scale down to 16 bit later if your source audio is at a higher bit depth to begin with.
Kind regards,
Philip Bennefall
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