Bit-Depth Issues

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:17 am

thanks michael. -you seem to know what you're talkin about with this stuff. thanks for taking the time to answer my uneducated questions. it's really helping me.

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:42 am

In addition, if you have an AD converter , you may not need to use a plugin for dithering. Also there is no point in dithering if all you do to the file is editing. Fades however - would require it.

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 3:24 am

thanks music_guy......now, i don't mean to keep this dithering debate going, but.....i'm interested in why you are saying that fades in a song would require dithering the track.....while editing a 24 or 32 bit before converting to 16 would not require a dither....?

A/D converters eliminate the need for dithering????? how? Confused

i've read what everybody has had to say about this subject....and i think i would now dither everytime i convert a finished mixdown.... why do you think this is unneccesary?

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 3:57 am

Can you tell the difference when you dither or not?

I can only really tell the difference when I've already created a massive amount of digital noise/distortion by doing retarded sample rate conversions.

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:46 pm

jordy wrote:

A/D converters eliminate the need for dithering????? how? Confused

Many converters will dither on the fly if you capture in 16-bit. I don't know too many people who do this, but it's an available option.

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