16 bits to 8 -- Re: [sdiy] Sunsyn,PPG wavetable oscillator.

[john mahoney]

Dithering is good, but Karl said "easy."

Should 8-bit data really be dithered, anyway? It won't be so subtle as
dithering 12- or 16-bit data.

Also, doesn't dithering lower noise (you said distortion)?
--
john


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom May" <tom at tommay.net>
> > > ... figure out a easy way to compress these waves from 16 bit to 8bit!
> > Discard the bottom 8 bits. (Yes, really!)
>
> You should consider dithering instead of truncating, to reduce
> distortion.
>
> Tom.