# Best use of OCTAVE RECORDS

**URL:** <https://forum.psaudio.com/t/best-use-of-octave-records/26968>\
**Category:** Octave Records\
**Created:** [January 11, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/best-use-of-octave-records/26968 "2022-01-11T22:49:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![oh\_okay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/48db29/32.png) [@oh\_okay](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/oh_okay)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/best-use-of-octave-records/26968/21 "2022-01-13T02:32:36Z")

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Well, DSD may sound awesome …, it has none other than Sony and Philips as co-inventors … now _that’s_ some pedigree … **but** …

> **[Q. Can I record, mix and master in DSD?](https://www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/q-can-i-record-mix-and-master-dsd)**
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> The DSD/SuperAudio CD format seems to slowly be coming back into focus, with recent releases from Korg and Sony, after many thought it was dead. Steinberg released software support for DSD some time ago in Cubase, but is it possible today to use DSD...

So basically … the friggin’ thing is useless for editing and mixing.  
DSD is kinda like direct-to-disc or a vinyl lacquer.  
And that’s why it’s ideal for “immortalizing” analog tapes.

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**Author:** ![badbeef](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/badbeef/32/142_2.png) [@badbeef](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/badbeef)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/best-use-of-octave-records/26968/22 "2022-01-13T16:06:09Z")

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> [@oh\_okay](#):
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> So basically … the friggin’ thing is useless for editing and mixing.

Just want to point out that that is a 12+ year old article. And the implied argument - that it is useless for anything other than archiving - is a bit like saying, “I refute any recording that is not done fully in the analog domain” or fully DXD, or all 24/96 PCM, without ever fiddling with the bits, etc.

Recordings routinely go back and forth from analog to digital, are run through higher bit rate processing, then brought back to the project’s resolution, etc. They have very high resolution systems for working around this limitation of the DSD format. And the technology continues to move on.

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**Author:** ![adifferentpaul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/adifferentpaul/32/282181_2.png) [@adifferentpaul](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/adifferentpaul)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/best-use-of-octave-records/26968/23 "2024-10-12T16:43:07Z")

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Oh how I wish that Coldplay’s latest album was recorded at Octave records. Their album would be so much better with decent sound quality.

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**Author:** ![dchang05](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/dchang05/32/294697_2.png) [@dchang05](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/dchang05)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/best-use-of-octave-records/26968/24 "2024-10-12T20:56:13Z")

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There are no Coldplay SACDs either 😕 Some 192/24 files are not bad.

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