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| 22-02-11 / 22:37 : iTunes Store : soon 24 bit (cjed) |
| The iTunes Music Store may soon provide 24 bit encoded songs (that is the standard for mastering theses days, and it had also been used in 90s for some albums/compilations of some famous artists (a 24 bit to 16 bit dithering was used for CD media). However it still won't be lossless, and as stated in a comment the better headroom (additional dynamic range left for mixing before clipping) - noise floor not being anymore a problem with converters these last years - is of few use since music editors keep maxing out the level (using a compressor). I indeed had to use a limiter to rise MJ Style's album audio level (a compressor would have produced a pumping effect if applied after the original mix's reverb), in order to ensure it being close to other songs at the iTunes Store. The result was a somewhat mechanical sounding beat for snare (levelled due to the use of a limiter). |
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