Bit Convert

Hi all , i'm new here and it's great checking this forum on a daily basis.

I was just wondering how do you guys feel about the jjosxl bit convert fonction in trim mode. How does it compare to earlier 12bit machines (mpc60 , s900/950) and others with lower sample rate ?

So far i don't think the 12bit 44100hz setting does much to the quality of the sample (but when you lower those values the result is obvious...)

What you think you hear depends on your ears, your room, your monitors and other things to. I can tell the difference though it might seem small it is a difference that I can hear. But then I have my monitors up loud most of the time, and I have a good ear so it can be subjective.

Dropping from 16 bits to 12 in a purely digital environment (without any analog conversion like when you sample into an sp1200) will not change the sound that much. Especially if you don't change the sample rate. All your really doing from 16>12 like that is adding a bit of noise to the sample.

Well actually , i just wanted to know if the result of the bit convert option in the jjos was the same as using one of those vintage vibey samplers.....

berlin wrote:Well actually , i just wanted to know if the result of the bit convert option in the jjos was the same as using one of those vintage vibey samplers.....

No, not at all.

You can also try this:

Pitch a sample up (let's an octave), then rersample and pitch it down an octave. This is an alternative way to (bit)crush your sound.

This is also nice in combination with a cheap old sampler. Pitching it down in the sampler then recording it back it the mpc.