Dither, what is it?

[JCBeats]

Can someone explain what Dither is?

Thanks!

 

[sonusman]

Bob Katz is about as knowledgable as they get about dithering....

www.digido.com

Ed

 

[pglewis]

I think this is another pretty good page for the basics: http://www.earlevel.com/Digital Audio/Dither.html

It seems to be a little dated (at the end, it claims there aren't 24-bit D/A converters around) but the concept hasn't changed, just the gear that's out there.