I have read about dither and generally always applied it in my limiter plugin when exporting mastered tracks from 32 or 24 bit to 16. i understand the theory of what it does but i am not sure if I can really hear the difference at all between tracks with it applied and tracks without dithering.
can you?
How would you describe the difference?
Do you dither?
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Do you dither?
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Do I dither?
Well, sometimes, mebbe, I'm not really sure, I could you know, it's a possibility ...
Yes, but only when converting final 32bit(float) files to 16bit. I do it because the literature says it should be done, and the theory makes sense. To the extent I ever analyzed it, it was years ago and I recall it might have been audible at the end of long reverb-tail fade outs. It's one of those "best practices" things, I believe, where it may not always make an obvious audible difference, but in those situations that it does, not doing it would be missed.
Well, sometimes, mebbe, I'm not really sure, I could you know, it's a possibility ...
Yes, but only when converting final 32bit(float) files to 16bit. I do it because the literature says it should be done, and the theory makes sense. To the extent I ever analyzed it, it was years ago and I recall it might have been audible at the end of long reverb-tail fade outs. It's one of those "best practices" things, I believe, where it may not always make an obvious audible difference, but in those situations that it does, not doing it would be missed.
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it's interesting - I have been doing a bunch of reading about it and it seems like it's really a non issue with contemporary rock/pop/dance/whatever productions as the levels are so low as to be undetectable and the dynamic range isn't huge.
With something sparse and acoustic or classical, with a much wider dynamic range, it may be noticeable at the quietest moments.
With something sparse and acoustic or classical, with a much wider dynamic range, it may be noticeable at the quietest moments.
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Have you ever heard a reverb-tail "ladder"?
That's one thing it's meant to address.
As well, I believe it makes digital black - where, say, you have a dead-stop mid song with a extra few beats before resuming - seem a little more organic; I may be wrong on this one, but it's what I think I hear.
But yeah, it works where there is very low signal level - that's its purpose.
That's one thing it's meant to address.
As well, I believe it makes digital black - where, say, you have a dead-stop mid song with a extra few beats before resuming - seem a little more organic; I may be wrong on this one, but it's what I think I hear.
But yeah, it works where there is very low signal level - that's its purpose.
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