Audigy 1 - 24bit recording?

Sonic Wanderer · Post by **Sonic Wanderer** » 02/04/2004 - 13:32

Is it possible to record in 24 bits on the Audigy 1 card? Seems unable. Sound is garbled as hell. Anyone knows more?

Feekzoid · Post by **Feekzoid** » 03/04/2004 - 10:27

Hmm can't say I can help, I use the Audigy 2 - but I dont use it to record @ 24bit - do you mean record an external source @ 24-bit? Or do you mean process sound (eg VSTs) @ 24bit?

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 03/04/2004 - 11:15

I seem to remember that the Audigy 1 claimed it could, but it couldn't.

Chris

Lagerfeldt · Post by **Lagerfeldt** » 03/04/2004 - 22:54

The misunderstanding probably comes from the fact that the Audigy 1 sound card has a 16 bit ADC but a 24 bit DAC.

= no 24 bit input I'm afraid.

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 03/04/2004 - 23:08

Aha, yes, that would do it.

Chris

Lagerfeldt · Post by **Lagerfeldt** » 04/04/2004 - 13:40

Cheers, glad to be of help

Sonic Wanderer · Post by **Sonic Wanderer** » 06/04/2004 - 14:52

Well, that explains it then.
I *can* record in 24 bits on the Audigy, but playback sounds bitdistorted like hell.
The internal SoundStorm nVidia card do seem to be able to record 24 bit though, so I use that instead, and has now put my synth through the effects-processor of the Audigy instead, to use it's reverb-functionality and spice up the synth (since it lacks reverb fx).
Works surpriringly well, and with very low audiable noise on the throughput.
I guess those low SNR-values of Creative's card is good for *something* afterall.

Cheers, and thanks for the input.

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