webminidisc 24-bit audio?

I was wondering if support for 24-bit audio could be added, at least for SP mode? I know that type-R and later recorders can do 24-bit through the optical, but I'm not sure if Sony's NetMD protocol is limited to 16-bit.

Edit: As a followup, I think every NetMD (released 2001) recorder is type-R (released 1999). So hopefully that indicates it could be supported.

Dec 09 '20 16:12 OutragedBoss

Interesting find

Dec 09 '20 19:12 Invictaz

This article is worth reading: http://marlene-d.blogspot.com/2012/06/blast-from-past-minidisc-wide-bit.html?m=1 Might it be that if you feed webminidisc 24 bit files, you will get 20 bit files on your MD?

May 31 '21 06:05 NetMDfan

As of now Web MiniDisc converts everything to 16 bit PCM: https://github.com/cybercase/webminidisc/blob/master/src/services/audio-export.ts#L95

Apr 30 '22 02:04 GrapheneCt

NetMD only supports 16bit PCM, so uploading 24bit audio is impossible, and the audio will be converted to 16 bit PCM before transferring it to the machine, as GrapheneCt mentioned.

Sep 12 '23 16:09 asivery