Floating Point/ Fixed Point/ Dither

[Nika]

For some reason I've had a rash recently of people asking me about floating point/fixed point processing and dither. I wrote an essay last night that addresses some issues so that I didn't have to continually retype the same replies - also so I could incorporate some helpful graphics. This forum generally has people that are interested in this type of thing so I thought I'd throw it up here for the perusal of the parties who relish this type of stuff.

http://www.cadenzarecording.com/floatingdither.html

Cheers!
Nika

[audiograce]

Thank you Nika for the well stated explanation. I'll finally have some ammunition when discussing the alleged 'inferiority' of PT's fixed point processing with the guys from AMS-Neve.

This kind of contribution is what makes this board a useful resource.

Thanks again,

[Tubz]

Nika, you must be a very wise man!! Thanks for taking the time to explain this to us mortals... I still don't get it, but I'll keep reading, over and over!

Best Regards (and respect)

Tubz