down convert flac 192/24 to 96kHz/24bit

[nawill]

Hello

want to purchase some albums from HDtracks and I can get 192kHz/24bit or 96kHz/24bit. my current playback cant play 192 but would make sense to pay for the highest level and downconvert to 96/24 and use this until i can upgrade.

SO can I convert 192kHz/24bit flac to 96kHz/24bit flac? or even to std CD flac?

[Spoon]

Re: down convert flac 192/24 to 96kHz/24bit

Yes, use the DSP effect 'Resample' whilst converting.

[nawill]

Re: down convert flac 192/24 to 96kHz/24bit

Thanks spoon

although now im wondering how the resample algorithm works and if it would be same result as the 96/24 version from hd tracks which I assume is interconverted or created using some kind of high end device - maybe I would be surprised. Not that I have any complaint about the converter - i love it... just... I assume its some sort of resampling filter and sometimes these can be ordinary

[Spoon]

Re: down convert flac 192/24 to 96kHz/24bit

dBpoweramp uses SSRC which is regarded as being one of the best.

[Brovig]

Re: down convert flac 192/24 to 96kHz/24bit

The DSP resample does the job of changing the sample rate, but can one also change the Sample Size? I'd like to convert 96kHz/24bit Flac to 44.1kHz/16bit.

[Spoon]

Re: down convert flac 192/24 to 96kHz/24bit

DSP Effect: Bit Depth

[Porcus]

Re: down convert flac 192/24 to 96kHz/24bit

I know that this is not what you asked for, but there are media players that can perform such conversions on-the-fly while playing.

[Cloudberry]

Re: down convert flac 192/24 to 96kHz/24bit

I have a similar problem. I have high resolution files in Flac. I have converted them to Apple Lossless, but my Ipod cannot cope with these files. I beleive I need to go down to 16/44?

To do that I tried to first convert Flac to WAV (where I could set the resolution), this worked st expected. But when conevrting WAV to Lossles I got HUUUUGE files, one song 150 MB.

Do I understand correctly if I perhaps should convert directly from 24/96 to Lossless but use DSP effect Bit Depth. Is it the bit depth or sampling freq that is my problem with the apple stuff?

[Spoon]

Re: down convert flac 192/24 to 96kHz/24bit

Yes you need Bit Depth DSP set to 16 bit and Resample DSP set to 44KHz

[dbrown82]

Re: down convert flac 192/24 to 96kHz/24bit

I have a quick question related to this thread. On the src comparison site (http://src.infinitewave.ca/) , it states that there are two versions of ssrc, "SSRC" and "SSRC high precision". Which version does dbpoweramp use?
Thank you.

[Spoon]

Re: down convert flac 192/24 to 96kHz/24bit

I am guessing that high precision is the floating point bit depth, in which case we use doubles which are high precision.