24 Jun
2004
24 Jun
'04
8:32 p.m.
Steve Harris wrote:
On Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at 11:05:09 -0700, Mark Knecht
wrote:
very low signal == only the bottom 8 of 24 bits have data, while the
upper 16 are all zeros? Interesting idea if I understand you correctly.
4) If I insert a dither in the middle of a session
on a single track
then it's unlikely that the output is converted to int unless Pro
Tools/RTAS is design to convert it right back to float so that the track
can mix with the rest of the session. I don't have a clue what really
happens in this case. I've never had a reason to use this, but it does
raise the question of how to best import a 24-bit track into a 16-bit
session. I've have to do this once or twice. Possibly I should have
dithered the track. I'd guess the normal conversions just strip the
bottom 8-bits?
Protools /should/ fall back to some default dither if you do this.
Actually it would be easy to test. Import 24bit, very low signal, export
from 16 bit session, see if theres noise in the bottom bits.
- Steve