On 7/8/06, James Courtier-Dutton <James@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> Is there a standard way of converting a 24bit sample to 16bit?
> I ask because I think that in different scenarios, one would want a
> different result.
> 1) scale a 24bit value to a 16bit by simple multiplication by a fraction.
> 2) bit shift the 24bit value, so that the "most useful 16bits" are
> returned to the user. The problem here is what are the "most useful
> 16bits"? I have one application where just using the lower 16bits of the
> 24bit value is ideal, due to extremely low input signals.
Isn't this what dithering algorithms do for you?
-- Brett McCoy: Programmer by Day, Guitarist by Night http://www.alhazred.com http://www.cassandrasyndrome.com http://www.revelmoon.comReceived on Sat Jul 8 16:15:03 2006
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