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Re:24/192 Music Downloads Are Very Silly Indeed (2012) by titzer on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @05:43AM (#15130847)
With the higher 24 bit resolution, would it not be possible for someone to "decompress" the dynamic range with less distortion than 16 bit?
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Re:24/192 Music Downloads Are Very Silly Indeed (2012) by emerged on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @07:06AM (#15131132)
No, compression can't be undone. It destroys information. Especially with a limiter. The mastering chain will have typically done other things to the signal as well.
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