Any reason to export from MC a mix at 48 khz when all individual tracks are 44. 1khz?

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lingyai
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Any reason to export from MC a mix at 48 khz when all individual tracks are 44. 1khz?

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Pardon this naive question... Let's say I have wav tracks recorded at 44.1khz, 16 bit. Is there any point in exporting the mix from Mixcraft at, say, 48 khz?

I believe that if I were to export each track separately at 48 khz it would be pointless, like saying "I've improved the precision of my data by adding 5 new decimal places to the end, all of them 0".

But ... when you combine sounds, you get something new, e.g harmonies. So, might there be something to be gained by exporting the full mix at 48 khz?
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Re: Any reason to export from MC a mix at 48 khz when all individual tracks are 44. 1khz?

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Hi,

Mix down to the sample rate you're using in Mixcraft's Sound Device preferences, despite what the individual audio files are using. Doing it that way prevents problems with certain plugins that can cause mix down problems.

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