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  • Cubase Sample Rate

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    Hello everyone!

    I am working in Cubase 10 with "Vienna special edition", MirX reverb, "Vienna instrument pro" and "Vienna ensamble pro 6". I do not register audio, I only use the sequencer with vst libraries.

    First question: the samples of "Vienna special edition" are issued at 44.100khz / 24 bit, correct?

    Secondly: does it make sense to set the Cubase project to higher sampling values than the library (for example 96,000khz / 32 bit float) or is it just a waste of CPU?

    Third: using MirX reverb, is it good to set Cubase and the audio device at higher sampling rates than the vst library?

    David
  • DietzD
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    Welcome DavideM,

    as long as you're indeed only using VSL products, running higher sampling rates than the ones used for the actual release can be considered a waste of CPU power, indeed. But (BUT!): As soon as you add 3rd party plug-ins etc. this _might_ be different (... depending _a lot_ on the actual product, though).

    A personal side-note: As an audio professional I'm able to differentiate between 44.1 and 96 kHz, but the change is not necessarily always to the better with higher sample rates. There are interesting articles available online, discussing the in's and out's, e.g. this quite famous white-paper by Mr. Dan Lavry himself. - In the end, almost every change I apply by the use of any kind of audio processing during mixdown will affect the sound of a typical multi-track mix more than the chosen sampling frequency. (This _might_ be different in case of pure, raw recordings achieved from nothing than two microphones in front of a delicate chamber ensemble, but I assume that's not our every-day task. 😊 ...).

    HTH,

    /Dietz - Vienna Symphonic Library
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    Hi Dietz, thank you very much for your answer! Now I read the article that you have linked.