Resampling quality: carbon copy or less?

[phonographiq]

Maybe someone out there could put my mind at ease here.

I've employed resampling a lot over the years. I typically roll with a default eight channel set with 8 being my resample channel. Though I'm not entirely sure I'm convinced that the resampled audio is exactly the same. After recording the clip, I'll set it's warp mode to repitch for unadulterated audio. I understand that master effects, rack effects, return effects with color the sound and so I'll always put them in bypass before I record. However perhaps it's just my computer music brain that tells me it's not the same when I listen back.

All my channels in my arrange window are at -6dB with a utility to bump it up some if needed and the return is completely dry. This will occasionally drop some volume tweaking my way when I want to move that resampled audio back to the original source channel. That I can live with. I'm just curious if anyone has an under-the-microscope explanation for my paranoia.

Thanks y'all.

[simmerdown]

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[Meef Chaloin]

test it with phase, it's an easy way to tell if it is exactly the same or not.

[mharris]

When you resample, the new clip is recorded at whatever sample and bit rate you have Live set to. This obviously may be a lower sample and bit rate than the original material.

Also, experiment with the track routing of your resample track. For the input try Master as well as the Resample option. I seem to remember reading about how the resample option disables certain internal routings to prevent an infinite feedback loop so try both of those options and see if you notice a difference.

^^ As above, a good old phase inversion test will allow you to check if there is something there or if you're just imagining it.

[invol]

For Resampling that needs every bit of detail, record at 32 bit. If you use 24 there is some truncation, since Live's mixer runs at 32 bit.
Just remember to set your prefs back to 24 bit before recording from external source, or you will just be wasting disk space and CPU resources.

_Brian

[phonographiq]

Woah, cool. So I only recently switched back to 48000 from 44100. Part of that was set as such from playing shows- lots of CPU being used on my 2gig machine that I try to minimize the damage and avoid unpleasant pops during a set.

I'll give it a go with the master/resampling routing. Never thought of that. Theoretically, this might be what I'm looking for. The phase technique is also something I never really zeroed in on. All of this makes sense. I guess maybe some days it's easy to just get sucked into the M4L/Bomes wormhole and just get lost in the mania of resampling, shit gets too microscope after a while, to the point where things like "do these sound the same?" just makes you lose yr mind.

Thanks yall.

[phonographiq]

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[ott_face]

I'd be interested in hearing your reflections on any further experimentation phonographiq. I've been wondering about this but haven't yet invested any serious time in exploring it.