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

[Glen]

At 11:37 PM 1/18/04 , john mahoney wrote:

>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)?

Dithering increases ambient noise levels, in an effort to hide a small
amount of distortion. Personally, I never thought it was worth putting up
with the added noise, but I seem to be in the minority.

later,
Glen Berry