Explain what Bit Depth is and which is most beneficial higher or lower bit depth and why

The higher the bit depth, the more data will be captured to more accurately re-create the sound. If the bit depth is too low, information will be lost, and the reproduced sample will be degraded. For perspective, each sample recorded at 16-bit resolution can contain any one of 65,536 unique values (216).

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omg taking this same test i was stuck on the same question i was too lazy to read the book sadly i cant really give you an answer to this question too complex the answer will be in chapter 5 of the cay