Re: Understanding bit-depth conversion and dithering

["Walter Knapp" waltknapp]

Posted by: "Martyn Stewart"

> The technical side to this group at the best of times gets out of hand as=
 to
> what this group was  originally set up to be.

The contrast between this group and the original group, which did get
out and record a lot is drastic. And not necessarily for the better.

> I hardly ever see recordings made out in the field only theory, I have a =
722
> & a 744 sound devices recorder, I will record in the field at 16bit and
> 24bit simultaneously in a quiet environment with the same mics at the sam=
e
> gain.  once I have done this and everybody can hear the difference (if th=
ere
> is one) can we then stop this banging our heads against a brick wall?

Just put them up unidentified as to which is which. Let those "golden
ears" ID which is which if they dare. They can vote "perfect" or "ugly".

Walt