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    Undergrad How does Nyquist's theory apply to digital recording of opera music?

    Here's a great article on the subject: http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html Enjoy!
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    Undergrad How does Nyquist's theory apply to digital recording of opera music?

    Yep - 48 kHz is typically used for broadcast or visual media. Bit depth is an important part of this discussion, and probably makes more of a difference than sampling rate - especially in terms of reproducing the dynamic range found in classical music. 24-bit resolution vs 16-bit makes a much...
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    Undergrad How does Nyquist's theory apply to digital recording of opera music?

    Howdy folks. First post here. I should qualify it by saying that I am a recording engineer, not a scientist. From a practical standpoint, sampling rate depends as much on delivery format and track count as anything else when it comes to recording audio. Most adult humans can't hear much...