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Resampling my music collection

Suppose I wanted to do a static resampling of my music collection in the form of lossless audio files. Would there be an advantage to resampling to 96 kHz rather than 48 kHz? The only quibble I have with 96 kHz is that it would make the files twice the size.

One of the reasons I want to do a static resample is that if I want to do any DSP during playback, I don't have to worry about the resampling ability of the DSP software that I use.
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jtwrace
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I use Mac for my computer audio so I'm all set there. At the $79 that Wave Editor costs, it MUCH less then Adobe Audition. Do you really think that A.A. would be better for me still?
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onhwy61
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I don't see the point of your wanting to resample. How is resampling any different than any other DSP process you might apply?
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jtwrace
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Many have reported great gains with up sample conversion rather then up sample conversion on the fly. I figure for the $79 for W.E. why not? Small price to pay and learn something in the process. No brainer IMO.

BTW-I wouldn't up sample my whole collection. Just the favorites.
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dnewhous OP
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The problem is that you seam to think Wave Editor would be a good idea for me. If you aren't recommending that I buy the product, why are you even mentioning it?
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dnewhous OP
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Onhwy61, this is not rocket science. Any other DSP process will do its own resampling if it encounters 44.1 kHz audio, and the quality of that resampling will be entirely unpredictable.
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