Normally my projects run at 48 or 96khz. Now I have to use a vocal mp3 which is recorded at 44.1.
I'd like to keep the quality as high as possible and save any unnessecary quality loss during conversions.
Does my following approach make sense?
1. I convert the mp3 to 32bitfp wav (keeping the 44.1khz)
2. Set my project to 88.2khz and import that wav (because some plugins I use sound better than with 44.1)
3. Use r8brain to go back to 44.1 after mixdown
Question 2: When I use a 44.1khz mp3 in a 48khz project and later do a mixdown to 44.1... does Reaper convert it twice? Probably yes because the "audio flow" and effects are using 48khz I think?
Question 3: Does selecting 192khz in the rendering dialog have the same result as having the project run with 192khz all the time (apart from any recordings of course)?
EDIT: Question4: (very similar)
When I import a 44.1khz file into a 48khz project and later set the whole project back to 44.1khz do I have the same results as when I had started with 44.1 (because the reapeaks are still the ones that were generated for the 48khz proejct)?
Thanks for any help!