ABSTRACT
The computer industry is way ahead of audio. If sending audio over a connection designed for computing, such as FireWire, things will be relatively foolproof and work well. Modern computers can also record from digital audio sources such as DAT or Compact disc players, if add a simple audio interface. This will almost always sound much better than re-digitizing through the computer's analog line inputs. The interfaces convert s/pdif or Toslink to USB or FireWire, and are available at music stores and broadcast suppliers. Most good audio software supports 24-bit recording and mixing, and actually uses many more bits for processing. Using 24 bits is theoretically always better than 16 bits, because it gives more margin for error and lower noise. Choose an Appropriate Sync Source Digital inputs rely on serial data, so they need synchronization to find the start of each word.
