Going back to the OP, in 24 but the “professional” level wouldn’t be as loud as possibl without clipping, it would be peaking somewhere between -12dBFS adn -18dBFS depending on taste. The OT handles this silently with the whole “everything is padded 12dB on the way in and then the files are automatically boosted 12dB” thing. Not so optimal in 16 bit though, since even if you assume a theoretically perfect converter that delivers the full 16 bits of dynamic resolution you’re still getting 14 bits at most when you factor in the 12db pad. At 24 bit it’s pretty much irrelevant (and even at 16 bit how much it matters depends a lot on the source material and the context you’re using it in).
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