@leon_p_smith @mildsunrise @guenther

A note on sampling rate and bit depth: For the final mastered result 16 bits @ 48 kHz are perfectly fine, if the mastering engineer is competent.

Personally I like to have some extra 24 dB of wiggle room in the mastered audio, just so that minor screw ups in the mix don't turn into muddy results. That'd be 4 extra bits; and the next "nice" width is 24 bits.

For recording OTOH you want plenty of wiggle room in all directions. So 32 bits @ 96 kHz it is.