> 4,294,967,296 possible values isn't enough to match a real instrument's range I don't think this is true -- I doubt our ears can recognize a 2^-32 difference

> 4,294,967,296 possible values isn't enough to match a real instrument's range I don't think this is true -- I doubt our ears can recognize a 2^-32 difference in anything, and there's no way physical instruments can be played with that kind of precision either.