When Bouncing a mastered file, what bit depth should I save it in? I watched Steve's mastering video, and he mentioned 16 bit was the CD standard. Does this apply if the music is going out mostly via online sales?

Hi, Yes, if you're readying the final file for distribution (CD, mp3, etc) then 16 bit will be acceptable :)

Hi Rounik: Am I sacrificing anything by going down to 16 bit, or is that the maximum bit depth that files such as mp3's are read at. Thanks Graham

Have you checked out [url=http://images.apple.com/itunes/mastered-for-itunes/docs/mastered_for_itunes.pdf]Mastered for iTunes[/url]?

Hi Redlogic: Thanks for the link. I just went to the site, and it seems that they don't want the bit depth edited. If I send them my original 24 bit depth file there is also no need to dither. Thanks again for the input. Graham