Question about converting files when working in Cubase 13

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Hello, my question is probably very stupid and simple, but I haven’t found an exact answer on the Internet on forums, and I don’t have much time to read books on physics, I need to study Cubase :slight_smile:

Therefore, I’ll ask here - is it possible to convert files from 24 bits to 32 bits if the project’s bit depth is 32 bits. When loading vocal and guitar recording files into a project, which are often not even 24-bit, but 16-bit, this window pops up every time asking if I’m sure I want to do this.
The same question concerns the sampling rate. Is it possible, if the project’s bit depth is 96000, to convert files from 48000 (for example) to 96000 when loading them into the project?

The essence of the issue is not in convenience or load on the PC, but primarily in sound quality. Is the quality lost and are there any shortcomings that I may subsequently encounter when mixing and mastering files that were converted, relatively speaking, from 24 bit 48000 to 32 bit 96000?

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Sure. If the import dialog asks you you can just go ahead and let it convert. If you go for 32 bit I would advise to use the format “32 bit float” though.
However, you don’t need to conform the bit resolutions of all used files. Audio files with different bit resolutions can happily reside in the same project, this causes no problem at all.

You can also have the sample rate converted. Cubase’s conversion algorithm is quite ok.
Unlike with bit resolutions all files used in the same project must have the same sample rate to sound correctly.
If you let Cubase convert from 48kHz to 96kHz you will not lose audio quality.
Any loss will only happen when converting to a lower sample rate. And most of the time it is not or only hardly audible.

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Thanks a lot!