self-dithering... is that the same as auto-ditheration?
seek help from a decent shrink macc!
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Originally Posted by Cellotron  ...realize that more often than not a fade will be created digitally in the DAW - in which case even if there was a random enough bit of noise at the least significant bit to allow for some "self dithering" - this would get broken at the one place that dithering is most often needed. |
That's it. Any processing comes after the "dithering", and changes the noise in level, freq content, dynamics etc. Even if there was noise that was suitable in the recordings/mix at one point, it might very well not be so suitable any more after processing in mixing or mastering, or just plain faded out at the moments you need it most.
Dither should be the right type of noise, added after the last stage of processing. When going the self-dithering route you are
assuming the right type of noise was there in the first place, and then assuming that it will
still be the right type of noise after processing.
Not very likely, especially when doing any ITB fades.
Regards,
Klaas-Jan