Digital Audio Explained - Samplerate and Bitdepth

In this tutorial I'm explaining the basics of Digital Audio. What is the sample-rate and bit-depth that determine the 'quality' of an audio recording? What is the difference between 44.1 khz and 48 khz?
We're taking a close look at the concept and answer all these questions and a whole lot more!

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[brethoy]

This is probably the best tutorial I've ever seen on Youtube. Keep it up!

[frenzyvault]

5:16 I think it's 96000Hz instead of 92000Hz
and 192000Hz instead of 196000Hz.

[Tiemmothi]

I have been recording my D&D games, and had no clue about any of the options my audio recording software was tossing in my face. This video explained a good bit of it and made it simple to understand! Thank you very much!

[OvisRecords]

This is great stuff, discovered your channel during breakfast today, bought both books before lunch :-)

[ScottHogue]

You covered a fairly heady subject and made it 8 minutes.  Subscribed. Fantastic work, brother.

[TheCabbageman]

Your videos are phenomenal. Thank you! I've been learning about sample rates and bit-depths in my electronics class at college and I'm a hobbyist guitarist that likes to record. Watching these videos really puts what I learn at college into a real world understanding for that helps me to learn relevant content for both fun and for my grades... Thank you taking the time to explain everything so well with little nonsense and with examples! Nice!

[WickiemediaNet]

Hi Redbutton, (i can't directly reply to your message due to youtube weird changes...) But working on 88.2 khz will give you more 'samples' to work with and the anti-aliasing filter is way beyond the audible range. I only apply dithering once in the very last stage during export / downsampling of the master. Hope that helps.

[sebp]

Wow man i watch alot of different stuff on youtube in various genres and i have to say This is a great and informative video man! good job!

[rartucio]

Seeing this video on 2021, very helpful! A pity your website isnt available any more. Thank you!

[MikeySilvr]

Thank you so much!!! Best explanation of this stuff that I have come across in 15 years of recording!!!

[mohammadreza]

Thanks so much man, you make the best tutorials, the best thing about them is they are categorized and Simplified, keep up, you're awesome 😁👌

[susannarose]

I LOVE YOUR ViDEOS!!!! You are making my life so much easier. The school makes everything hard and complicated. You show in one video what they don't say within months in one coherent lecture.

[videosandvideosandvideos]

What an amazing video! One thing that he did not mention at the end was that just like in videography, if you edit in 10-Bit video and in the end downgrade to 8-Bit (because that's for example all the video on YouTube), your video quality will still be better in the end than if you had edited in 8-Bit.

Even if you down sample a higher sample rate to 44.1 khz at the end, you will end up with a better 44.1 khz track than if you edited in 44.1 khz from the start.

[AlexBGmusic]

Hey, I know you hear that a lot, but your videos are insanely good! Im so grateful for all the hard work and passion you put into this project. I really hope this pays of for you soon. I will definitely purchase your book when it comes out to support you.

I LOVE YOU

Greetings from Germany :) 

[gamingworld]

amazing tutorial, ur the best, happy to find your channel, keep it up

[kevincastillo]

Thank you! Just started dabbling in audio engineering after many years of being staunchly opposed to learning it (I.e. wanting to be purely a musician) and this has been a wonderful learning vid for me.

[urigeheadmot]

this is an EXTREMELY well made video. Thank you!

[DimitrovDime]

Best tutorial on bit depth and sampling out there!

[epicon]

This is the best video i’ve found explaining these! Awesome work. I record analog synths and personally hear a big enough difference that i release both cd quality and 24bit 96khz. Most videos just dismiss 96khz all together but it’s dumb to dismiss it when there are uses for it for a lot of people. The important thing is to know benefits of both so everyone can decide what they need. Hating on 96khz is unnecessary :)

[DoktorKross]

Been binging on your tutorials. Subscribed already. Really easy method of advancing my knowledge. #BigUpsMan