DSP quality considerations

monohouse · Nov 7, 2007, 01:17 PM

if I have too mutch things going on in the DSP (EQ, Gain, MX6/8 etc..) and my original signal is a 16-bit 44,100 hz, the questions are:

1. if im using audigy 2/zs, does the emu10k2/2.5 works with 24-bit signals ?
2. if it does, should I resample (SRC) in software from 16-bit/44,100 to 24-bit/48,000 to improve quality and avoid mathematical truncations that would otherwise result from operations on 16-bit values inside the DSP ?
3. where should the location of the b2b/fxbusX be during the DSP configuration ? after every plugin ? just at the beginning or at the end ?
4. if the 15.5-bit playback problem occurs when using 16-bit input to the DSP how does it occur when a 24-bit signal is entering the DSP ? (in case #1 happens to be true)

Max M. · Nov 8, 2007, 12:12 AM

[color=gray]i'd answer - but i'm lazy - considering you'd go http://www.hardwareheaven.com/general-...und-cards.html way

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monohouse · Nov 10, 2007, 07:26 PM

...or not..sayin maybe you can help me with Frequency Splitter
if I manage to split the frequencies properly I may not need new sound cards

Nov 8, 2007, 12:12 AM	#2
Max M. h/h member-shmember Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Evil Empire Posts: 2,639 Rep Power: 69	[color=gray]i'd answer - but i'm lazy - considering you'd go http://www.hardwareheaven.com/general-...und-cards.html way [/color] Last edited by Max M.; Nov 8, 2007 at 12:35 AM.

Nov 7, 2007, 01:17 PM	#1
monohouse HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 60 Rep Power: 0	DSP quality considerations if I have too mutch things going on in the DSP (EQ, Gain, MX6/8 etc..) and my original signal is a 16-bit 44,100 hz, the questions are: 1. if im using audigy 2/zs, does the emu10k2/2.5 works with 24-bit signals ? 2. if it does, should I resample (SRC) in software from 16-bit/44,100 to 24-bit/48,000 to improve quality and avoid mathematical truncations that would otherwise result from operations on 16-bit values inside the DSP ? 3. where should the location of the b2b/fxbusX be during the DSP configuration ? after every plugin ? just at the beginning or at the end ? 4. if the 15.5-bit playback problem occurs when using 16-bit input to the DSP how does it occur when a 24-bit signal is entering the DSP ? (in case #1 happens to be true)

Nov 10, 2007, 07:26 PM	Thread Starter #3
monohouse HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 60 Rep Power: 0	...or not..sayin maybe you can help me with Frequency Splitter if I manage to split the frequencies properly I may not need new sound cards