josetorresvicente Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Hi, I usually record and mix with these settings: 24 bits 48 khz As I need the master to be 16 bit and 44.1 kHz I don't know when to convert. Should I convert during the bounce in my Mix session and then open a mastering session with the final settings or should I master with same settings and just convert in the final bounce? In any case must I use the dithering during the bounce? Thank you all for reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cardenas Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Convert in the final bounce and use dither when truncating to 16-bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakepeterdrake Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 I've been fortunate to have had some of my work mastered at Sterling Sound in NYC. I would talk with your mastering house. You may well end up doing the aformentioned dithering, etc., in Logic, but the mastering house may have more sophisticated conversion programs. They may ask that you send your 48k file as well and see which sounds best. Sometimes even doing an analog transfer sounds better than the "gear-changing" of going from 48k to 44.1k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Use the original sample rate and bit depth for the mastering session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ploki Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Convert using iZotope or something similar. If you more software instruments than audio it may be better to convert the session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josetorresvicente Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 Thank you all for your answers! I finally sent the files to a mastering studio with the original sample rate and bit depth and they delivered a full resolution .wav (48 kHz, 24 bit) and a converted .wav (44.1 kHz , 16 bit). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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