What is the BEST dither??

[Frederic]

Hi !!!!!

I would know what is the best dither?
UV22?
Sonic Timeworks dither?
Izotope Ozone dither?
Another??

THANKS!!!!

Fred

[doogle]

http://www.24-96.net/dither/blind_shootout.htm

Check it out buddy.

[zumbido]

I've been on that 'shootout'.

I don't get it.

You're, NOT supposed to hear 'dither'.

These examples range from snowstorms to sandstorms. I don't get it.

[doogle]

Are you saying that dither is supposed to be inaudible?


Fair enough the tests might not be 100% accurate but its worth listening to the different types of dither subjected to different conditions.
I am fascinated with dither so i could be a bit weird.
The whole idea is there is all of these different types of dither in this test and the gain has been cranked to lift the noise floor and hear each dithers character.
Its not a real world test, but its not completely useless. I found it interesting.

[har-bal]

Hi !!!!!

I would know what is the best dither?
UV22?
Sonic Timeworks dither?
Izotope Ozone dither?
Another??

THANKS!!!!

Fred

Fred

The UV22 is an excellent plugin. The clarity you get at 24bit while mastering your tracks remains, even after you dither down to 16bit using the UV22 prior to burning to CD. I have been using it for years.

The UV22 comes standard in Wavelab. If you are mastering at a volume of 85db's (use a sound level meter) you wiLl be able To hear the difference.

Better still, if you are using Wavelab make sure you have the UV22 open and alternate between 16 and 24bit while the track is playing. You will hear the difference. It is subtle, but there is a difference

Cheers

Earle

[Frederic]

Thanks Earle !!

OK! I use UV22!
Can I use the Normal UV22 or the Low UV22??

Cheers

Fred

[Frederic]

SO... You reduce the hiss/noise with a plugin? a hardware?

Somebody can help me?

Cheers

Fred

[har-bal]

SO... You reduce the hiss/noise with a plugin? a hardware?

Somebody can help me?

Cheers

Fred

You can reduce the hiss with a plugin. Below is a free one good for 30 days

http://carib-link.tucows.com/preview/193472.html

You can also use a parametric equalizer to remove hiss by sweeping the high spectrum and find the origin of the hiss and just notching it out. Again plugins would probably be easier.

Earle

[Frederic]

Earle

I know Acoustica and I know he's not enough performant!
Voxengo Redunoise is really better than Acoustica !!
Algorithmix Renovator is the BEST??

Cheers

Fred

[zumbido]

"Are you saying that dither is supposed to be inaudible?"

I would think the affect of dithering should be inaudible - or at least nearly. The idea is to end up with a version of your 24-bit (or higher?) file in a 16-bit format that is as close as possible in sound.

I keep thinking I should be working at 16-bit/44.1 kHz. That way I won't need to dither and won't be dissappointed in the over-all fidelity after dithering.

Actually maybe a should figure out how to work in an 'mp3 sound' format from the start.

[dbmasters]

SO... You reduce the hiss/noise with a plugin? a hardware?

Somebody can help me?

Cheers

Fred

Sonic Foundry had some older plugins for noise reduction that worked very well, I still use them for NR jobs. However, since Sony bought all of Sonic Foundry's desktop apps, I haven't seen or heard anything about them.