Primary Controls
Bit Depth
Selects the output bit depth.
Project | Standard bit depth |
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CD | 16 bit |
DVD | 16, 20, or 24 bit |
Blu–ray | 16, 20, or 24 bit |
Mastered for iTunes | 24 bit |
Most DAW’s | 32 bit |
Generally, the Bit Depth should be matched to the resolution of the bounce or export settings of your audio project.
Dither Amount
Controls the amount of dither applied to the signal.
Amount | Quality of Dither |
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None | No dither. |
Low | Does not fully eliminate quantization distortion or dither modulation, but can be a good choice for audio that already contains some natural noise. |
Optimal | Excellent quantization performance with a lower noise floor. Recommended for most situations. |
High | Complete elimination of quantization distortion with a slightly higher noise floor. |
Noise Shaping
Controls the amount of noise shaping.
Shaping Style | About |
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Optimal | Optimizes the dither noise shaping for each combination of bit depth and sample rate. |
None | Flat, TPDF dither. |
Low | Noise reduction: 4.5 dB Highest peak: 10 dB |
Medium | Noise reduction: 6 dB Highest peak: 16 dB |
High | Noise reduction: 8 dB Highest peak: 24 dB |
Good Dither’s noise shaping was designed to be smooth & natural-sounding and to avoid the extreme high-frequency peaks that are common in other dither algorithms. For mastering, we generally recommend using some noise shaping (“Optimal” is a good place to start), but we’ve included a completely “flat” option as well.