[linux-audio-user] Re: Sample Rates / Sample Sizes

[Mark Knecht]

RickTaylor at speakeasy.net wrote:
> On 23-Jun-2004 Mark Knecht wrote:
> 
> }      I think another area where this sort of 'logic', if you will, shows 
> }  up is when comparing dithering techniques. Sometimes I just can't tell 
> }  that a certain dither is better, but often I get an impression that 
> }  another is worse. It's all pretty subtle, and when you get old like me 
> }  you aren't sure you can trust your ears enough to make a decision.
> 
>  That one's got to be dependent on the "type" of sound... I get drastically
> different results with stuff...
> 

I'm sure you're right Rick. I was looking at some technical dither stuff 
yesterday. The noise floor different dithering plugins insert is not 
flat, or the same, over frequency, so that could certainly effect 
different types of music differently. I don't have a clue what the 
LADSPA dithering solutions are doing in this respect.

It's all quite interesting.

- Mark