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Article #2490Re: What should I hear different between a 16-bit and 24-bit file?
From: Steve Karl
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:44
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:44
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"Bill Ruys" <billDOTruys@siliconaudioDOTco.nz> wrote in message news:469557fe$0$30848$88260bb3@free.teranews.com... > "Steve Karl" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:0jlji.5853$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? Yep. No need to dither 24bit out of Sonar if it's staying at 24bit. If exporting to 16bit, yes, it gets dithered. > > > > -- > 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!news3.google.com!out03b.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!in02.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!cycny01.gnilink.net!spamkiller.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!trnddc02.POSTED!ec91dc52!not-for-mail From: "Steve Karl" <nospam@nospam.com> 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> <469557fe$0$30848$88260bb3@free.teranews.com> Subject: Re: What should I hear different between a 16-bit and 24-bit file? Lines: 37 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response Message-ID: <iXdli.13282$g44.3591@trnddc02> Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:44:14 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 72.77.105.203 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: trnddc02 1184197454 72.77.105.203 (Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:44:14 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:44:14 EDT