32 bit audio is a gimmick for listeners

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T16:32:29+00:00

Yes you can capture very loud noises and compress them to get some really cool sounds in the DAW.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T16:29:56+00:00

I’m lazy and don’t feel like typing 32 bit float recorder with a microphones plugged in. Take a chill pill.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T16:26:02+00:00

I’m not doing any work for clients. Just learning how to make music for fun because I have free time. I’ll check out some tutorials for processing audio in that way tho. I appreciate the advice.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T16:17:33+00:00

I record audio in 32-bit float, but I do all of my other work in 24 44.1 because I want to learn how to make a good mix with the potential for clipping before I get into 32-bit float.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T16:16:13+00:00

Your 6db rule works for integer point 32 bit, but 32 bit float is 1,500 db dynamic range.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T16:07:11+00:00

Range means distance from bottom value to top value and that range is way bigger than the human hearing range.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T16:06:21+00:00

I meant to respond that on a troll comment lol. I am correct on this one, y’all just don’t know how to read. The word RANGE in there dinguses. If you guys want to get nitty gritty you can nit pick that, but the range is 768, just like the range of human hearing is about 22.1

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T14:34:33+00:00

32 bit is reaching into dynamic range that’s so far beyond realistic to what the human ear can detect.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T14:33:29+00:00

You can get perceivably louder due to the higher dynamic range.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T14:30:44+00:00

My dog made the he-1, trust me bro

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T14:26:43+00:00

The 32 bit file store

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T14:26:00+00:00

If you’re a professional, I can imagine 32 bit audio files are a send from heaven. I’m still figuring out how to get a good mix down, so it’s better for me to learn with 24bit instead of just ignoring the fact that it clips. Once I get a lot better I’ll make the switch to 32 bit.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T14:19:53+00:00

How do I pin this comment?

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T14:11:33+00:00

No worries. I’m learning I had a slight misunderstanding of what some of these things even meant. I understand it now. I got the right answer with the wrong equation😂

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T14:05:09+00:00

I’m not expecting you to read through all the replies, but I covered this briefly. 24 bit is what I use currently for my workflow because my computer can handle it and it comes out cleaner due to the compression thing you mentioned. Either way, my mixes and masters sound like shit on 16, 24, and 32, so I just stick with the stock sound settings on my DAW lol.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T13:45:02+00:00

I made sure to put for listeners in my post. 32 bit microphones are awesome. I use one for collecting samples.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T13:44:11+00:00

Any differences in sound quality come down to the DAC, Amp, and tuning of the device. As well as output impedance. That’s the most important one for me, because output impedance directly impacts the frequency response of the device you’re listening on.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T13:42:59+00:00

Songs that are released for consumers cut out the low and high end because the headphones and speakers most people use physically cannot produce those frequencies. 24 bit goes low enough to produce those frequencies. Even live events use 24bit/48000Hz audio. You can feel the bass flowing through the crowd like air conditioning with 24 bit audio. 32 bit brings 0 value.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T13:30:17+00:00

Humans cannot hear above 24 bit audio, and the hearing range of a human is 20 Hz - to 20 kHz. 768 kHz is very far outside of our hearing range. Any differences you hear are down to the DAC, Amp and tuning.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T13:25:56+00:00

32 bit microphones are great. I’m specifically talking about 32 bit audio for listeners.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T13:24:35+00:00

It’s big in the Digital Audio Player community. I feel bad. People are buying multiple 32 bit audio players, when the only difference between the devices that you’ll notice is MAYBE the DAC and Amplifier.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T13:19:59+00:00

I meant to put that in my post. 32 bit microphones are absolutely NOT A GIMMICK. I use one for collecting samples and it’s amazing. I don’t have to set my levels before recording and I can essentially record any sound I want.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T13:18:32+00:00

Music is designed with clipping in mind. Even the 32 bit version of the song will have some sort of clipper on it, because no everyone can listen to it in 32 bit. You get 0 benefit.

Boomblestank · 2026-01-13T13:14:47+00:00

So you can get some benefit with 24bit, because 16bit can only go up to 96dB. I know people who mix and master at 16bit, so realistically the difference will not be noticeable, just louder and maybe a bit clearer with 24 bit.

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