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On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 03:44:21PM +0200, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
> we have 32 bit floats, with 23 bits of mantissa and a sign, which gives

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> us 24 bits of precision, pretty much regardless of value range, thanks

> to floats being floats.

>

> multiplying two floats will introduce a rounding error in the least

> significant bit. that means it adds noise. at a level of -144dBFS.

Not FS - it's relative to the resulting signal. Which makes

it even more irrelevant.
> if all those cable and bit transparency fetishists knew how reference

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> classical recordings are produced, the whole discussion (and large parts

> of the high-end market) would go down in flames.

For one, I've never seen a gold-plated XLR,

nor any left-twisting-oxygen mic cables.

Some mics are assembled by fair-haired Cheshire

virgins, that of course makes a big difference.
Ciao,
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