dither me this

[big country]

Along time ago some people posted some good free non-jacked software
for dithering.
Mp3 style

any body got any links !

thanks ,

[jdg]

dithering, mp3 style?
do you want to dither from 24bit or hight to 16bit PCM files? or convert your files to mp3?

[big country]

44.1 / 16 bit

to Mp3

thanks,

[jdg]

itunes

[theblue1]

Dithering does NOT mean processing digital audio into perceptual encoding formats like mp3, AAC, WMA -- and NEITHER does it mean reducing bit depth, though some self-styled "recording engineers" habitually, grossly misuse the term in that way.

Dither is an intentionally applied form of noise, used to randomize quantization error, thereby preventing large-scale patterns such as countouring that are more objectionable than uncorrelated noise. Dither is routinely used in processing of both digital audio and digital video data...

Dither - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[severe]

[big country]

Originally Posted by theblue1

Dithering does NOT mean processing digital audio into perceptual encoding formats like mp3, AAC, WMA -- and NEITHER does it mean reducing bit depth, though some self-styled "recording engineers" habitually, grossly misuse the term in that way.



Dither - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

correct but ,not a complete answer

digital audio chain

line amp, dither , anti- alias filter ,sample hold,A/D conversion,multiplexer,error correction , record modulation and
storage

dither is mathematically determined to provide the most accurate results at the LSB level . LSB steps are the squared off points of a wave form in digital audio that adds distortion the higher the bit the tighter the sound
the steps are more frequent
8 bit is 256 steps
16 bit 65K
20 bit 1 mega
24 bit 16 mega
32 bit 4 giga
engineering notation.

when ever a high resolution signal is reduced in resolution a quantization error will be introduced into that signal. dither helps to reduce or avoid artifacts that would be their with out the use of dither.basically it helps connect the dots or steps in our case.of the steps taken away when
reduced

is this correct MR. blue. if not maybe you can send me to a dictionary site/

any one know a good free ware that has only one use. to dither my frigin music

thanks

[jdg]

itunes

try saying "convert" instead of dither.

thats what you want.

[big country]

Originally Posted by jdg

itunes

try saying "convert" instead of dither.

thats what you want.

LOL!

does any any one know where I can get some free software to convert and dither?
the program would be worthless if it did not dither , so make sure the program can do both functions.
dithering being of a good quality . the reduction or converting is the easy part .

so back to my original question does any one know where to get some dithering soft ware?
16 bit to MP3 that is not Itunes.

thanks JDG

[severe]

big country..

yea.. the information you've reported is freely available on the net and at your local library. however, you'll still be hard-pressed to find any "software for dithering Mp3 style."

you're not looking to dither your music, in this case.

[jdg]

for windows razorlame is great too

[severe]

Originally Posted by big country

...does any any one know where I can get some free software to convert
16 bit to MP3 that is not Itunes.

thanks JDG

MP3 Conversion Software

[big country]

Originally Posted by severe

big country..

yea.. the information you've reported is freely available on the net and at your local library. however, you'll still be hard-pressed to find any "software for dithering Mp3 style."

you're not looking to dither your music, in this case.

its also found from teachers at the school I used to attend ,its also at the school I currently attend . they try to make you learn this shit so you don't sound like a moron.

[big country]

and dither?

the program would be worthless if it did not dither , so make sure the program can do both functions.
dithering being of a good quality . the reduction or converting is the easy part

.
how am I wrong?

you're not looking to dither your music, in this case.

[theblue1]

Originally Posted by big country

correct but ,not a complete answer
... [snip]

Yeah... I sorta didn't have time... and that's how come I left the Wikipedia link.

Good luck with your search.

[big country]

along time ago some one posted a link
to some software that kicked ass

I dont know the name , it had the best dither as far as I could tell

[theblue1]

Matt

Assuming you're looking for a high quality encoder.

The open source LAME codec is very well liked and is available with a number of "wrapper" applications that keep you from having to operate it at the command line level.

And some DAW softwares allow you to create a "wrapper" for it (or other codecs) inside the software, too. (For instance, in Sonar, you can find that under Tools / Codec Manager, IIRC.)

The alternative for Mp3s is pretty much the Frauhnhofer codec, at this point, which is available as part of a number of other softwares (or you can buy in various forms from Thomson Fraunhofer, or at least you could in the past).

Fraunhofer Institute came up with the original Mp3 compliant codec and attempts to exert intellectual property rights over a number of aspects of the Mp3 scene -- not winning them many friends. The quality of their encoding is pretty high though, as long as, like with LAME, you use the highest appropriate settings (longest processing time, etc). The LAME encoder might -- arguably -- sound better, but it's considerably slower, too.

[big country]

thanks JD and blue, I will give it a try