24-bit exports vs 32-bit floating point exports: the case for 32-bit

Longtime readers of this newsletter will recall that, back at the beginning of August, I wrote a post suggesting that you should do exports of your songs (“bounces”) at 24-bit, as opposed to 32-bit floating point (fp).

And that post received some friendly pushback! From our friend Simone Silvestroni, himself an accomplished engineer.

Simone countered:

As a…