Guys, after so much hype, what is the best frequency to work with rap? They say that 48 has less reflection in saturators

 

The highest possible.

https://audiosex.pro/threads/what-sample-rate-is-best-for-music-production-and-why.65746/

 

I work 48k and oversample when needed

 

48Ghz

 

You can work with anything, oversampling exists for that reason. That said, I see no reason to not work in at least 24bit 48kHz. Anything higher might be harder to mix if you use a lot of plugins, but having that limitation is also positive because it makes you juice the most out of your tools.

 

Yes, 48kHz has a little less foldover/aliasing. I record in 48K and oversample when needed. When mastering I capture (my hybrid chain) at 96k.

 

For production projects I generally stay at 96Khz/32bf. I have been finding though that for restoration stuff (vinyl LP's) that higher sample rates tend to make finding those pesky ticks and pops (manually, because the noise removal plugs aren't perfect) a lot more difficult. So I have been experimenting recording those at lower sample rates like 44k/32bf and/or 48k/32bf.

 

mp3 64 kbps sounds more real dude!

 

Tough rappers record on tape

 

The best frequency to work with music is everyday. With rap, I don't know - every other day?

 

I record everything at 48k/32bit FP. 32bit because I tend to edit the recordings a lot. Then master it at 48k/24bit. You can avoid having excessive aliasing with oversampling. Not everything needs to be oversampled. Often, I actually like how it sounds with aliasing, and/or at 8-12-16 bit 22.05-32-44.1kHz. Choose what you like best. Streaming services like both 44.1 and 48 these days, with 48 being preferable for videos.

 

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This is WAR!!! To the trenches I go

 

With that being said...

I work in 44.1K and already told this on this forum before. I will not play the devil's advocate, but you can oversample at least 8 times with most of decent plugins so i prefer not stressing with SR convertion, because in my experience, that can't shite the audio as much as aliasing and it's harder to prevent.

 

What kind of rap are you doing, it makes all the difference? Various sub-genre of Rap take to different frequencies...well, differently...which has interested me to study the matter. Here are my findings after polling over 275 solo and team Rap groups over a two year period. I'll put it in ranking from lowest to highest...

22 kHz...Old School, Mumble, Lo-Fi
44.1 kHz...Hyphy, Emo Rap, Jazz Rap, Crunk
48 kHz...Chopped and Screwed, Grime, Gangsta, East Coast
88.1...None
96 kHz...G-Funk, Latin Rap, Horrorcore, Trap, Drill, Cloud Rap
192 kHz...Anything Diddy did