I'm not sure about the specifics of the software you're talking about, but in general, going from 16-bit to 24-bit means you'd have a 16-bit recording being described by a 24-bit file, in short, it's ...

Replay: Sixteen bit sound recordings seem so last century. But don't dismiss them. 16 bits is more than enough for playback. It’s often said that 16 bit sound recordings aren’t enough to capture the ...