Why can't I turn my audio format midi to 192000.0 Hz 2ch-24bit integer?

@whitetigress Have you contacted Apple?

I’m not an expert but… I would think you would have to contact Apple for a DIFFERENT sound card. And what do you need a sampling rate that high for?

@Tropical_Willie I just figure since it’s capable of sampling that high, I might as well do it? So it’s directly related to my stock soundcard?

It’s your card and if your go with the super high sampling you’ll need a ” FREAKIN HUMUNGOUS ” hard drive to store and do any editing.

@Tropical_Willie What industry actually uses 192 anyhow?

It’s used for high sampling rates, most people listening to 44 or 96 can’t tell the difference. 192 is in “outer space” for listening.

@Tropical_Willie I still can’t even get it to 96. Can you recommend any sound cards I can install onto a MacBookPro 2.7 ghz intel core 7?

Contact Apple but I think you have a sound card built into the mother board. You need to go to a “Mac Pro” like this ONE with about $4000 of add-ons.

Are you using any other audio software besides that? If the other app is open (for example, GarageBand), you need to make sure the sample rate is changed there too. Some audio apps do not support 192kHz sample rate recording.

Although Apple’s tech support docs are pretty thin on info, this one points out that line in audio (analog) can record 192kHz analog signals, but, if using an optical connection, the system sample rate maxes out at 96kHz.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1596

thanks all, @sndfreQ Yeah my MacBookPro is the one that came after that, doesn’t have the Input just the headphones, but has firewire and thunderbolt capabilities… What do you recommend I record into? Just acoustic stuff

@whitetigress 96kHz should sound just fine, in fact, with that class of microphone it’s more than enough; in many cases, 192kHz is overkill unless you have an amazing mic and a great acoustic space to record in; chances are, if you’re doing home recording, a “dead” space like a bedroom or, a medium-live room will give you the best result. Keep in mind what the sound source is (if it’s an acoustic guitar for instance), as the miking technique is just as important as the choice in mics.

Your mic plugs direct into the USB port, so, I don’t think you’ll need anything beyond that; make sure your headphones isolate sound (over ear or in-ear, and are not open cans), as the mic will surely pic up that sound in addition to the source.