Changing bit rate recording options...

I have a soundcard that can record 24bit, but when I open a new single track project it defaults to 16bit. I'm able to change the sample rate of the project but can't figure out how to change the bitrate. I've been all over the application and the manual. Can anyone help me out?
Thanks!

Altough I'm not 100% sure, here's what I suspect: Your soundcard is not recognized directly by CoreAudio, you use a driver and Core Audio is talking to the driver and not to the soundcard. Since Core Audio is talking to your driver, what it sees is a 32-bits device (almost every audio software is 32-bits floating these days) and not a 24-bits hardware device. Soundtrack Pro then set itself to 16-bits files because it doesn't see a 24-bits device. I use a Focusrite Saffire and since it use the CoreAudio driver, it appears as a 24-bits device so I'm able to record 24-bits files.
Now, the real question: Why Apple forces us to use their ****** AMS control panel for Soundtrack Pro instead of having audio preferences like every other DAW in the world, including their own Logic? Having access to the bit rate, the device utilized and the buffer size in a preferences window is a necessary basic thing!

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