The sound desk
Know how much room the next take needs.
Field notes for people who press Record. Turn recorder settings into card space, budget for isolated microphones and keep long takes in order.
Open the calculator
From the notebook
The field guides
- Guide 01
How much space does an hour of 48 kHz, 24-bit WAV use?
Work out mono and stereo WAV sizes in bytes, GB and GiB, and check whether the recorder pads its samples.
- Guide 02
How much card space should you allow for a multitrack podcast?
Budget a 90-minute four-microphone session with a stereo mix, a sound check and a separate backup.
- Guide 03
Why did my recorder split one long take into several WAV files?
Distinguish a normal file rollover from missing audio, and estimate when a multi-channel recording will reach a file limit.