16 or 24 bit

[Timo]

24/44.1

The 24 bits give you significantly more headroom and a substantially lower noise floor when compared with just 16 bits.

CDs use 44.1KHz so I can't understand why people use 96KHz (unless they're aiming it at DVD audio), as 96 isn't a multiple of 44.1 (88.2 is, however), so you're always going to get a little aliasing to a degree. However this is miniscule. I still use 44.1KHz though, as many people say the greater number of bits (ie. 24 instead of 16) makes a far, far greater difference than simply upping the recording frequency. Plus your files will be much larger if using significantly higher freq-rates, so 24-bits over 16-bits is meant to be the best compromise in trying to keep the becoming-larger files as small as possible.