I think the thing is, they can still just slap the high res sticker on the end to a file that was mastered to 24 bit 96khz+ and make the extra bucks, so what incentive do they have to record at higher sample rates in the tracking stage, which reduces the # of tracks/plugins they can use, increases bounce times, etc.
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I think the thing is, they can still just slap the high res sticker on the end to a file that was mastered to 24 bit 96khz+ and make the extra bucks, so what incentive do they have to record at higher sample rates in the tracking stage, which reduces the # of tracks/plugins they can use, increases bounce times, etc.