Wav samples bitrate and sound quality

[cml]

Hello:

I started reviewing some of the samples in my lib... a couple weeks ago ..
Im giving my musical failure/frustration a more technical aproach..

I found that many of them are 16 bit , 706 Kbps, 44100 Hz..
I am concerned about the 706 Kbps bitrate.. Is it to LOW ?
ive peeked : most of professional sample pack sounds come in 2117 kbps..

[spookydirt]

are they mono? that might explain why they are so low. if they are professionally produced and normalised, etc, 16bit should be perfectly usable.*

2117kbps is most likely stereo 24bit (not got any audio to hand to check this, tho)


*imho

[LeifonMars]

If they sound right they're usable. MPCs used to handle samples 12 bit.

[socialjusticeman]

so, 44100Hz sampling rate at 16-bit mono is 705.6kbps.

simple maths, guys, 44.1*16=705.6

so, 706 is 16-bit mono, 1408kbps is 44.1kHz, 16-bit... 32-bit 192kHz stereo = 32*192*2 = 12288kbps

Yep.

Edited for typo

[savyurrecords]

Low bitrates are the reason why you are failing/are frustrated with music? I doubt it.

Technical approaches to creativity can work but here you are over thinking things.

[knotkranky]

A good sound at a low sample rate is better than a mediocre sound at a high sample rate. The source rules all.