Dither

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Dither Controls

Dither is a dither-generation plug-in that is available in AAX, TDM, and RTAS formats.

The Dither plug-in minimizes quantization artifacts when reducing the bit depth of an audio signal to 16-, 18-, or 20-bit resolution.

For more advanced dithering, use the POW-r Dither plug-in. See POW-r Dither.

 

Dither plug-in

Whenever you are mixing down or bouncing to disk and your destination bit depth is lower than 24-bit, insert a dither plug-in on a Master Fader track that controls the output mix.

Using a dither plug-in on a Master Fader is preferable to an Auxiliary Input because Master Fader inserts are post-fader. As a post-fader insert, the dither plug-in can process changes in Master Fader level.

For more information on using Dither, see the Pro Tools Reference Guide.

The Dither plug-in has user-selectable bit resolution and a noise shaping on/off option.

If you are mixing down to an analog destination with any 24-bit capable interface, you do not need to use Dither. This allows maximum output fidelity from the 24-bit digital-to-analog convertors of the interface.