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Dithering Anyone?

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  • 17-06-2007 1:14pm
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    sei046
    Registered Users Posts: 2,110 ✭✭✭


    If i record at 24bit for a project should i dither when mixing down to 16bit to play on a cd? Or would i just be a "Dithering old fool?!?!?!" eh? EH?



    i'l get me coat


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    #2
    frobisher
    Registered Users Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭frobisher


    If you want it to play on a standard CD format it has to be at 16 bit 44.1. Now go get your coat.


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    sei046
    Registered Users Posts: 2,110 ✭✭✭sei046


    yes but what im saying is if i record in 24bit and export to 16bit should i dither?


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    ogy
    Registered Users Posts: 616 ✭✭✭ogy


    yes you have to dither down to 16bit if you've recorded in 24bit but want to export to 16bit


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    brettzy
    Registered Users Posts: 164 ✭✭brettzy


    yes, definitely.

    I have uv22hr (comes with cubase) permenantly on my stereo mix bus on all my project presets. That way I can never forget.

    Read this by Bob Katz,
    http://www.digido.com/bob-katz/dither.html

    Hope it clears it all up


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