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Article #2488Re: What should I hear different between a 16-bit and 24-bit file?
From: Bill Ruys
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:12
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:12
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"Steve Karl" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:0jlji.5853$bO2.401@trnddc05... > > > You're ~assuming.~ > > If there was dithering applied to the 16bit file, and I highliy doubt it, > as I didn't choose > the option anywhere, then it would have been the same dithering that was > used for the 24bit. > > 1st, there is no need to dither 24 bit audio. 2nd, even if you did, it would be *WAY* below perceptable noise floor. 3rd, many applications/devices dither internally between gain stages, whether you enable it or not. You do understand what dithering is for and what it does, right? -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
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X-Google-Thread: 10cf58,d2d322275a62de8d X-Google-Thread: 104dc2,d2d322275a62de8d X-Google-Attributes: gid10cf58,gid104dc2,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.glorb.com!nntpserver.com!zeus.nntpserver.com!10.1.1.41.MISMATCH!pfilter-v0.1!not-for-mail From: "Bill Ruys" <billDOTruys@siliconaudioDOTco.nz> Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro,cakewalk.audio References: <1183655618.915278.210970@n60g2000hse.googlegroups.com> <VM9ji.3781$bO2.3036@trnddc05> <tM2dneagmr55zRDbnZ2dnUVZ_ompnZ2d@comcast.com> <y1dji.7444$fw2.5334@trnddc04> <NFgji.1533$eY.499@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net> <A1hji.2056$Pv2.1706@trnddc03> <D5hji.2057$Pv2.265@trnddc03> <468db323$0$16410$88260bb3@free.teranews.com> <0jlji.5853$bO2.401@trnddc05> Subject: Re: What should I hear different between a 16-bit and 24-bit file? Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:12:11 +1200 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response Lines: 19 Message-ID: <469557fe$0$30848$88260bb3@free.teranews.com> NNTP-Posting-Date: 11 Jul 2007 22:21:51 GMT X-Complaints-To: abuse@teranews.com