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Whats the best sound format to use with the Amplitude and Amplitude Pro xtras?

April 26, 2017Amplitude best format Pro sound xtras

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Whats the best sound format to use with the Amplitude and Amplitude Pro xtras?

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All of the following sound formats can be used with either of the xtras: • AIFF (uncompressed) • WAVE (uncompressed) • SWA (Shockwave Audio) • MP3 Uncompressed formats (AIFF and WAVE) files will be processed more quickly by the xtras than SWA and MP3. This is especially true for large sound files. Both xtras supports most common sample rates including 48000Hz, 44100Hz, 22050Hz, 11025Hz, 7418Hz and 8 or 16 bit formats. If you are processing MP3 files then be aware that Variable Bit Rate (VBR) and Joint Stereo encoding is only supported when the xtras are used with Director MX2004 or later. More important than the sound format is the quality of the recording itself. You will get the best results using sounds with a large dynamic range (the range of loud to soft within the sound – 16bit sounds are best) and without clipping (distortion caused by digital overload during recording). If you are using the AmplitudePro xtra to generate spectrum (frequency) data then we recommend that your soun