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Appendix D: Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance 163
Mono audio tracks recorded with 24-bit resolution at 96 kHz require approximately 16.5 MB of hard
disk space per minute (a little more than twice as much as at 44.1 kHz).
Stereo audio tracks recorded with 24-bit resolution at 96 kHz require about 33 MB per minute.
Table 6 lists the required disk space for certain track numbers and track lengths at 88.1 and 96 kHz,
to help you estimate your hard disk usage.
Table 6. Required hard drive space for audio tracks (88.2 kHz and 96 kHz sessions shown)
Number of tracks and length 16-bit at
88.2 kHz
16-bit at
96 kHz
24-bit at
88.2 kHz
24-bit at
96 kHz
1 mono track, 1 minute 10 MB 11 MB 15 MB 16.4 MB
1 stereo track (or two mono
tracks), 5 minutes
100 MB 110 MB 150 MB 166 MB
1 stereo track (or two mono
tracks), 60 minutes
1200 MB 1324 MB 1800 MB 1982 MB
24 mono tracks, 5 minutes 1200 MB 1324 MB 1800 MB 1982 MB
24 mono tracks, 60 minutes 14 GB 15.6 GB 21 GB 23.2 GB
32 mono tracks, 5 minutes 1600 MB 1766 MB 2.4 GB 2.6 GB
32 mono tracks, 60 minutes 18.8 GB 20.8 GB 28 GB 30.8 GB