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peeder · 10th September 2008

If someone provides me with a test suite and the ability to run the tests on various DAWs to see if there is a difference I will attempt to reproduce their results.

Pan Laws, dithering algorithms, user interface settings (e.g. when the UI displays "70% left" etc.), float-fixed conversions, SRCs, etc. are all opportunities for differences that are either inaudible in practice or things that can be compensated for.

UA has a new video up of a guy claiming that Cubase's mix bus has a smoother top end than Pro Tools. I'm surprised they didn't edit that out for his own good. But if he is right, it should be easily amenable to testing.

10th September 2008	#38
peeder Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2006 Location: No longer participating here. Posts: 6,705	If someone provides me with a test suite and the ability to run the tests on various DAWs to see if there is a difference I will attempt to reproduce their results. Pan Laws, dithering algorithms, user interface settings (e.g. when the UI displays "70% left" etc.), float-fixed conversions, SRCs, etc. are all opportunities for differences that are either inaudible in practice or things that can be compensated for. UA has a new video up of a guy claiming that Cubase's mix bus has a smoother top end than Pro Tools. I'm surprised they didn't edit that out for his own good. But if he is right, it should be easily amenable to testing.