Do You NEED to Record 24-Bit Audio? (FAQ Series)

In this video I share some tests I did to try and hear what the audible benefit of 24-bit is over 16-bit recording.

00:00 - Introduction
00:40 - Part I: Theoretical Benefit of 24-Bit Audio
01:25 - Part II: Do 16-bit & 24-bit Clip at Different Levels?
02:44 - Part III: Recording a Mic at 16-bit and 24-bit
04:34 - Part IV: DAW Recording at 16-bit and 24-bit
05:36 - Can You Hear a Difference?
07:00 - What's the Real Benefit?
07:42 - Do You Need to Record in 24-Bit?
10:28 - Wrap

Bandrew Scott

Bandrew Scott is the founder and host of the youtube channel Podcastage, where he posts reviews of audio gear, and shares tips and tricks to improve the audio of your Podcast, YouTube Channel, or Live Stream.

He also founded the Geeks Rising podcast network, which is home to amazing education, wellness, and pop culture podcasts such as Tourette’s Podcast, Sunshine & Powercuts, and On The Subject.

Bandrew also runs his own show titled the Bandrew Says Podcast. On this show he analyzes the latest news to determine how it affects the content creation ecosystem, and shares that to help creates remain aware of how the platform they use is changing.