Curious as to how you check the filesize after importing .. do you save it first, or look at a temp file, or does Audacity tell you somehow while the song is loaded?
Yup. Save the project, and then check the project file size. I chose Audacity for two reasons:
- the results are verifiable in Linux, Windows, and Mac.
- Audacity saves the file(s) separately from the workstation settings, so a hoser can examine them individually.
This 32 bit file increase may be an Audacity only thing (the filesize when working in 32-bit floating point)
I have other 32 bit floating point (processing) software here that this does not occur in. Maybe Audacity is actually joining Audition in supporting 32 bit bitdepth ..
Yup, again.
Audacity (in 64 bit Linux) will export in a staggering number of formats, including 32-bit PCM, 32-bit floating point, and 64-bit floating point.
As a side dish-
I have a 64 bit system ordered which will be here in a few days! Bit the bullet again.
dual core AMD (2X 2.1gHz) with 4 gig RAM .. 320gig drive ... lappie
I'm excited!
All that in a laptop.
Huge! What size display?