I convert SACD ISO files to FLAC by first converting the ISO to DSF files using ISO2DSD and then converting the resulting DSF files to FLAC using Foobar 2000. When I do this, Foobar offers me a choice of bit depth and I typically select 24 bit. The result is a 24 bit 88.2kHz FLAC file. However, the Foobar default is "Auto". The other day I processed a conversion and in addition to the 24 bit conversion I usually make, I also created a version using the default "Auto" selection so I could see what bit depth it provides. It produces 16 bit 88.2kHz files using the Auto setting.
Can one of you techies tell me what's going on there? Am I wasting my time making 24 bit conversions to FLAC?
When loaded into Audacity, Hi Res FLAC files show up as 32 bit float. What does that mean?
Also many programs routinely show the bitrate in kb/sec and a sample rate when working with music files. Tagscanner does this. When I make 24 bit conversions the sample rate is constant at 88.2 kHz or 96 kHz, but the bitrate varies track by track. If all the tracks are 24 bit 96kHz , why don't they all show up with the same bitrate?
Can one of you techies tell me what's going on there? Am I wasting my time making 24 bit conversions to FLAC?
When loaded into Audacity, Hi Res FLAC files show up as 32 bit float. What does that mean?
Also many programs routinely show the bitrate in kb/sec and a sample rate when working with music files. Tagscanner does this. When I make 24 bit conversions the sample rate is constant at 88.2 kHz or 96 kHz, but the bitrate varies track by track. If all the tracks are 24 bit 96kHz , why don't they all show up with the same bitrate?