dithering down to cd resolution in sonar

[lopie]

if i record at high resolution how do i get it onto cd, for listening
help!

 

[dachay2tnr]

if i record at high resolution how do i get it onto cd, for listening
help!

Define high resolution.

If you are recording at higher than 16 bits, you can choose to reduce it to 16 bits when exporting the audio. Choose "16 bit" in the dropdown box in the Export Audio dialogue. Also, you should make sure you have Apply Dither checked in the Options -> Audio -> Advanced menu.

However, be aware that Sonar doesn't have the greatest dithering algorithms, so you might want to export at 24 bits and use a different program (e.g., Wavelab) to dither down to 16 bits.

If you are recording at higher than 44.1 Sample Rate, Sonar will not help you. There is no way to convert sample rate using Sonar. Again, I would suggest a different program (Wavelab would work well here also).

I believe there are also freeware programs available for converting sample rate. Do a google search. However, I really believe you get what you pay for with some of this stuff.

There is also a workaround using Windows to convert the sample rate, but I'll let others comment on that. Personally, that is not the way I'd go.

 

[Porter]

Well, SONAR can actually convert the sample rate:

Check out this tip from Cakewalk.

You have to do a little work, however if you don't have an external editor it will do the trick.

Porter

 

[laptoppop]

Well, SONAR can actually convert the sample rate:

Check out this tip from Cakewalk.

You have to do a little work, however if you don't have an external editor it will do the trick.

Porter

Actually that tip is the same thing Dachay was referring to. It uses Windows and your soundcard to do it -- and the resulting quality varies widely, depending on the soundcard driver. It is much better to use a seperate program to do the conversion than to use this technique. Lack of resampling is one of the biggest lacks in Sonar, IMHO. The other one was true busses, but it looks like they've addressed that in 3.0.

Most folks end up using Sonar *with* another program like Cool Edit Pro, or SoundForge or Wavelab, etc.

-lee-

 

[pronoise]

sonar

Record in sonar in 24 bits and any resolution then dither it in other software.That's the way to go. Another great software for dithering is T-Racks from IK multimedia.

 

[moskus]

Re: sonar

Another great software for dithering is T-Racks from IK multimedia.

Wow....

this is gonna be a long post.


Don't say it's great for mastering too.