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Export clips as files and dither
If you use "export Clips as files" to export a 24 bit 96k file and set it to export it as a 24 bit 96k file, is any dither applied automatically?
I want to export the file in the same SR and bit depth but make it an interleaved file, not .l and .r Thanks.
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Re: Export clips as files and dither
This keeps coming up. And lots of us here keep pointing people to the Pro Tools Reference Guide which maybe not surprisingly has as section titled "Dither". Which explains many things, and maybe leaves a few confusing questions.
But if you are exporting at 24 bits, why do you really care? Do you have a playback system that could reproduce anything close to LSB dither in 24 bit digital signal once it's back in the analog domain? 16bit this stuff can be really important, 24 bit... dithering at 24 bits won't hurt but it's so far buried in the analog noise floor... |
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Re: Export clips as files and dither
I'm fairly certain that exporting clips at the same bit depth as recorded won't trigger the dithering that automatically happens when you export at a lower bit depth. I actually wish that there could be a preference to not "automatically" dither when exporting clips at a different bit depth. I have customers that want me to truncate.
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Re: Export clips as files and dither
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I wish this was a preference either way as well.
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Re: Export clips as files and dither
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So why do you care? It's either not dithering or dithering at 24 bits and nobody can hear that/tell the difference? That lovely analog output stage is adding some lovely Gaussian and 1/f "dither" for you... at levels well above digitally dithering the LSB. |
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Re: Export clips as files and dither
When exporting from the clip bin, just follow the export prompts, select from the options and you'll be fine.
Just remember that the files are exported as unprocessed files from the clip bin. Meaning nothing on the insert will be applied. I like this feature for batching all the best riff clips from an extended jam into one folder. It's also a good idea to note the tempo in the file name(s). Then they can be dropped into any session, arranged and processed according to the song. Basically like your own loop library. Last edited by take77; 06-29-2016 at 02:12 AM. |
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Re: Export clips as files and dither
No, it will not dither on export in that scenario, and yes, it does explicitly spell it out in the manual.
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Export clips as files and dither
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