dither question

[PiRequiem]

all right. i know what dithering is and why you use it and all that stuff. but my question is when do you use it. specifically with Pro Tools LE.

should i put a dither plug in on the master? if i do this, will it make a difference when i bounce to disk? if i tell it to bouce to 16 bit, is that going to effect it, or is this just if you plan to master to a dat or some kind of digital media?

OR

should i just bounce to disk at 24 bits and dither it in toast or jam or whichever of those?

basically, when do i dither?

sorry for all the questions.

thanks

 

[Chibi Nappa]

I know very little on the subject, but I imagine dithering would occur as the final step in mastering. That way all of the processing can be done at 24 bit.

 

[Havoc]

Yep, just before you go down to 16bit for burning the cd.

 

[Freeform]

does anybody know the difference between the toast and pro tools dithering methods? i would think that pro tools has a better algorhythym