Mike-48 Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 I have a file recorded at 96/24 and saved in lossless (FLAC) form. I am saving a copy as 44.1/16. When I do that, does WavePad apply dither when the word length is shortened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris75 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Hello, the program does not have an option to automatically apply any effects when shortening the file, however you have the option to apply any of the effects offered manually before you save the slideshow or video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike-48 Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 @Chris75: thanks for the answer. I don't think I'd consider dither an effect. It is a method used to reduce distortion when digital samples are requantized. From Wikipedia: Quote Dither should be added to any low-amplitude or highly periodic signal before any quantization or re-quantization process, in order to de-correlate the quantization noise from the input signal and to prevent non-linear behavior (distortion); the lesser the bit depth, the greater the dither must be. The result of the process still yields distortion, but the distortion is of a random nature so the resulting noise is, effectively, de-correlated from the intended signal. Any bit-reduction process should add dither to the waveform before the reduction is performed. I'm still wondering if WavePad applies it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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