FLAC supports 24-bit recordings of live performances quite well -
it's what I use FLAC for mostly.
Programs like WaveBurner, which ships with Apple's Logic Pro, allow
for on-the-fly sample-rate-conversion and dithering for bit-depth
reduction. But with many other burning programs, the process will
not be so easy and automatic. I believe there are command-line
tools, perhaps freely available, which will handle dithering from 24-
bit to 16-bit.
I hesitate to answer your question with another question, but is any
software available for burning DVD-Audio discs? Users could burn 24-
bit files directly to a 24-bit format supported by audiophile
players, if this were the case. Alas, I believe the only existing
tools have steep licensing fees, and are not geared towards easy use
by novices.
Brian Willoughby
Sound Consulting
On Jun 27, 2007, at 14:38, cabbit records wrote:
Hi, we're a small label in Honolulu, Hawaii, starting up, offering
FLAC downloads of live performances of local artists, and we're
wondering how is the support for 24-bit FLAC files? Our concern is
that would it be too difficult for users to burn 24-bit FLAC
recordings to CD? Are there any simple tools that convert 24-bit
FLAC to 16-bit FLAC, or burning applications that transparently do
the conversion when you burn a disc?
Thanks!
--rid sevilla
cabbit records
www.cabbitrecords.com
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