heres what i found on the net
but i dont really understand:
Dither—Dithering is a mathematical process where a random noise is added to the least significant bit of a digital word. With very low level signals, the quantization error becomes correlated to the signal level. This creates a measurable amount of distortion. By adding dither, the correlation between the signal level and the quantization error is cancelled, allowing the digital system to encode amplitudes smaller than the least significant bit. If you change the word size as a signal passes from one digital system to another, being able to add dither allows you to maintain a high quality signal.
does this mean that a random bit of noise is added to the least important part of a sample to stop distortion at the signal level? and thus allowing you to sample at differnt bit depths as you change system?
how does a quantization error create distortion? what is a quantization error?
please help i feel its important to understand everything thats thrown at me even if its not right away!
but i dont really understand:
Dither—Dithering is a mathematical process where a random noise is added to the least significant bit of a digital word. With very low level signals, the quantization error becomes correlated to the signal level. This creates a measurable amount of distortion. By adding dither, the correlation between the signal level and the quantization error is cancelled, allowing the digital system to encode amplitudes smaller than the least significant bit. If you change the word size as a signal passes from one digital system to another, being able to add dither allows you to maintain a high quality signal.
does this mean that a random bit of noise is added to the least important part of a sample to stop distortion at the signal level? and thus allowing you to sample at differnt bit depths as you change system?
how does a quantization error create distortion? what is a quantization error?
please help i feel its important to understand everything thats thrown at me even if its not right away!