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Bit depth reduction will reduce the number of discrete values used to represent an au-
dio signal when converted to the digital domain. For example, an 8-bit signal has a maximum
of 256 values, 7 bits having 128 possible values, and so on. Lower bit depths introduce a
greater degree of quantization noise into the signal, alongside a severely reduced dynamic
range. At the most extreme setting, 1 bit, there are only two possible states for audio output,
essentially “squaring off” any signal presented to the Malgorithm.
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