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Originally posted by GreatDivideStud
Don't you end up with a 24 bit file with 8 empty bits? How are you able to drag this into Jam when it's actually a 24 bit file (Jam only takes 16 bit)or am I totally missing something. |
Good question . . . I actually spent forever on the phone with
numerous people at Apogee making absolutely sure that I was
correct in my understanding of how to do this.
Officially . . . I'm not sure whether Pro Tools sees the 16 bit file as
a 24 bit with the top 8 bits being null, or whether PT sees it as a
16 bit file and simply allows it to exist in the session.
But I do know for sure that Apogee is dithering it to 16 bits and
that once you record the 16 bit dithered audio into your 24 bit
session, you need to save and close. You cannot alter the 16 bit
file in any way. No volume changes, no plugins, don't even touch
the fader or you'll be adding wordlength, and it won't be 16 bits anymore.
Just save and close . . . then open up Jam and drag the
Left and Right 16 bit audio files into the Jam window, and it shows
up as a single song ready to burn on cd.
Also, when I was using PTLE 5.0.1 it would not let me import
16 bit files into 24 bit sessions . . . but from 5.1.1 it started letting
me do this.
Jam has never given me an error. It always sees it as a stereo 16
bit file. I'm using the latest version of Jam. If Jam tells you that it's
not a 16 bit file, then you probably have not succesfully dithered to 16 bits.
However . . . now that you mention it, I might try using the Waves
L2 dithering and route my whole mix to a new stereo track and
then try dragging that track into Jam . . . I wonder if it will recognize it? . . . might be interesting to try.