Record at 24-bit depth on Windows (using Windows WASAPI host), Mac OS X or Linux (using ALSA or JACK host). You can change the default sample format Audacity records at to 24 bit or 16 bit by going to the Quality tab of Preferences. Most built-in consumer sound devices on computers are only 16 bit (including cheap sound cards) If you are recording for immediate export without editing, 32 bit recording may offer no advantage over 16 bit recording if you only have a 16 bit sound device.
Recording in 32 bit quality takes a lot more work than recording 16 bits, and a slower computer may not be able to keep up, with the result being lost samples.
Sample rates and formats are converted using high-quality resampling and dithering.Supports 16-bit, 24-bit and 32-bit (floating point) samples (the latter preserves samples in excess of full scale).Posted on JanuUpdated on MaQuestion #1 What is Audocity’s default bit recording quality? 32 bit
