I'm trying to learn this twisted dithering process as much as the next guy. I actually appreciate your disagreement tarsier. When you bounce out a mix to send to the mastering house, bounce out a 24 bit mix that has had dither applied at the 24th bit level.
Wavelab 6 not enough space for dithering 64 Bit#
If the mastering house can accept a 64 bit floating point wave file, then bounce out to that format instead.
(which is what those settings above will do). Exception: if the audio is at a different sample rate than your Sonar project, then I would suggest using a sample rate converter that you trust to convert your audio to your Sonar sample rate before importing it.) Import Bit Depth: Original (so the audio isn't changed when Sonar imports it. Render Bit Depth: 64 (since this is what the 64-bit audio engine delivers when rendering) Options->Global->Audio Data: Record Bit Depth: 24 (since this is what your soundcard delivers) Options->Audio->Advanced: Dithering: Triangular (This is so that you can avoid truncation distortion when going to 24 bit mixes) (this is so your soundcard will deliver 24 bit audio)
Wavelab 6 not enough space for dithering driver#
Options->Audio->General: "Audio Driver Bit Depth: 24" "64-bit Double Precision Engine" checked. Here are the settings and procedures you should use for absolute sonic quality when you need to take your mixes to a mastering house: but then, does tha logical extension of this thought mean that we will all embrace 64 bit eventually?
It's interesting though, that no one has suggested a return to 24 bit export - is this a consensus for higher bit rate for great sonic quality? I think so. I'll try this approach and compare it to some of the 64 processing/bit exports. That way dither is not a part of the equation. Katz?Īt this stage, IMHO, I would say forget the 64 bit mix engine (until the dither process is clearly explained) and export your master track at 32 bit. I know that some of these questions have been asked before, but I still await an authoritative answer. If I have the 64 bit processing checked and export instead to 32 bits, does this mean that dither should be turned on? Or should it be saved until the final mastering step? What I need to know is: what are the best (highest sonic quality) settings for exporting 96/24 and 44.1/24? What bit rate should I render/export to, and what should the dither settings be?ģ2 bits appear to be better than 24, since the processing is taking place in 32 float, and I don’t want to truncate at this step.īut is 64 bit export (with 64 bit processing checked) even better? Is this the best export (highest sonic quality) I can achieve coming out of Sonar? I export these mixes to a stereo WAV file for mastering. "As a result," noted the committee, "new funding streams remain closed to British institutions and businesses for the time being, including those that want to tender for lucrative procurement contracts to provide technical and scientific equipment.Forgive my multi-faceted line of questioning here – all I want to do is get an answer on some optimal settings. However, despite being given the nod for participation, the requirements to allow UK entities to bid have yet to be approved.Īnd that approval? It's tied to the outcome of the Northern Ireland protocol negotiations, which kicked off earlier this month.