{"id":28206,"date":"2022-08-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?p=28206"},"modified":"2022-11-30T17:42:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T17:42:01","slug":"calculating-hard-disk-space-required-for-digital-audio-recording","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/calculating-hard-disk-space-required-for-digital-audio-recording\/","title":{"rendered":"Calculating hard disk space required for digital audio recording."},"content":{"rendered":"
Here’s a guide to figure out how much disk space is required for audio recording at various resolutions:<\/h5>\n

(in approximate sizes)<\/p>\n

– 16 bit \/ 44.1 kHz –<\/strong>
\n1 minute of 1 mono track – 5 MB (Megabytes)
\n1 minute of 1 stereo track – 10 MB<\/p>\n

– 16-bit \/ 48 kHz –<\/strong>
\n1 minute of 1 mono track – 5.5 MB
\n1 minute of 1 stereo track – 11 MB<\/p>\n

– 24-bit \/ 44.1 kHz –<\/strong>
\n1 minute of 1 mono track – 7.5 MB
\n1 minute of 1 stereo track – 15 MB<\/p>\n

– 24-bit \/ 48 kHz –<\/strong>
\n1 minute of 1 mono track – 8.2 MB
\n1 minute of 1 stereo track – 16.4 MB<\/p>\n

– 16-bit \/ 88.2 kHz<\/strong>
\n1 minute of 1 mono track – 10 MB
\n1 minute of 1 stereo track – 20 MB<\/p>\n

– 16-bit \/ 96 kHz –<\/strong>
\n1 minute of 1 mono track – 11 MB
\n1 minute of 1 stereo track – 22 MB<\/p>\n

– 24-bit \/ 88.2 kHz –<\/strong>
\n1 minute of 1 mono track – 15 MB
\n1 minute of 1 stereo track – 30 MB<\/p>\n

– 24-bit \/ 96 kHz –<\/strong>
\n1 minute of 1 mono track – 16.4 MB
\n1 minute of 1 stereo track – 32.8 MB<\/p>\n

– 16-bit \/ 176.4 kHz<\/strong>
\n1 minute of 1 mono track – 20 MB
\n1 minute of 1 stereo track – 40 MB<\/p>\n

– 16-bit \/ 192 kHz –<\/strong>
\n1 minute of 1 mono track – 22 MB
\n1 minute of 1 stereo track – 44 MB<\/p>\n

– 24-bit \/ 176.4 kHz –<\/strong>
\n1 minute of 1 mono track – 30MB
\n1 minute of 1 stereo track – 60 MB<\/p>\n

– 24-bit \/ 192 kHz –<\/strong>
\n1 minute of 1 mono track – 32.8 MB
\n1 minute of 1 stereo track – 65.6 MB<\/p>\n

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Helpful Links<\/h3>\n

Hard Drive Space Calculator.<\/a><\/p>\n

How do I format a hard drive on Windows?<\/a><\/p>\n

PC Motherboards and Digital Audio Recording<\/a><\/p>\n

Intro to Pro Tools: Importing Audio<\/a><\/p>\n

Pro Tools Troubleshooting Guide<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[35654,34616,123807,34601,123806,34223,34125,54730,76667,35608,34807],"storecat":[],"itemids":[20986,30066,48451,104020,103093,112686,62136,2247,11785,11759,11767,2248],"manufacturers":[33245,33566,33792],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n