Vista 64 Sound Properties

phantommenace2 · May 17, 2008, 05:21 PM

I'm using Vista Business 64 bit and went into my Sound Properties menu and saw that I can set my Sample Rate and bit depth to much higher levels then when I was using XP with my old X-Fi XtremeMusic sound card

is it OK to just select the highest sample rate-- 24 bit, 192000 Hz (Studio Quality) and be done with it?...or could setting it too high have some kind of negative effect?...I used the 'Test' feature after applying and it seems to sound fine but I just wanted to double check

I have attached a screen shot to show exactly what I am referring to

**it defaults to 16 bit, 48000 Hz (DVD Quality)...I am using the Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1 sound card

mkk · May 17, 2008, 06:55 PM

From experience I'd say that a higher number of bits can make a definite improvement even with sounds played back from 16bit sources. But I don't know what good a higher frequency would do as there is probably no active sampe rate conversion going on. Until you get a better answer than that you could simply try the highest setting out and listen if it sounds alright. If set too high for the card/driver the sound might start to crackle or distort.

phantommenace2 · May 17, 2008, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkk

From experience I'd say that a higher number of bits can make a definite improvement even with sounds played back from 16bit sources. But I don't know what good a higher frequency would do as there is probably no active sampe rate conversion going on. Until you get a better answer than that you could simply try the highest setting out and listen if it sounds alright. If set too high for the card/driver the sound might start to crackle or distort.

thanks for the reply...setting it too high will not damage the card itself though correct?

I currently have it set at 24 bit, 192000 and everything sounds fine, no crackling or audio distortion