Is 32 bit floating in Cakewalk band lab?

[Kawika]

Hi, I don't know what that means but I have a 2 track that I'm working on with a Mastering  Engineer. I hand delivered a song done on  a cassette. He sent it back as an audio file at 96k 32bit floating for me to edit and suggests I edit and export in the same format(s). Thus the reason for my question....

 

 

Thanks,

 

Kawika

[Bristol_Jonesey]

32 bit, yes.

96K depends on whether your interface supports it

[Kawika]

Thanks, so the 32 bit is "floating"?

[Bristol_Jonesey]

Yes, at least for this purpose

[Bass Guitar]

The difference between 32 bit and 32 bit floating is that 32 bit files have all 32 bits for each piece of data. 
Floating 32 bit will fluctuate saving a little bit ( pun intended) of storage space. 
 

Generally speaking most Daw’s internally render audio using the Floating. 
But if you choose 32 bit as the export option the wave file will be solid 32 bit, not floating. 
 

So be careful about what settings you use when you import the file to the Daw or Wave Editor you use. 
Example in the case of Sonar, any audio dragged into a project will be converted to the project Sample Rate. The bit rate is maintained however. 
So make sure the new project shows 96 in the transport. 

[sjoens]

https://legacy.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=CakewalkSonar&language=3&help=AudioPerformance.06.html

After Aug 2025, CbB won't render at any bit setting. 

Edited Monday at 12:48 AM by sjoens

[Kawika]

Thanks!!

[msmcleod]

FYI - regardless of what bit setting you choose for your project / audio files, Sonar/CbB will always use floating point for internal mixing.

This will be 32 bit floating point by default, or 64 bit floating point if you check 64 bit DPE in preferences.