OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR GAMBIT SFC2
TECHNICAL DATA
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Dither
If no dither is applied to the digital signal when recording to 16bit or 20bit media (e.g. DAT, CD-R etc), the signal will
be truncated, which leads to quantization noise. Graphic 2 shows a 24bit sine wave at –85dBFS truncated to 16bit.
Graphic 2: Sine wave truncated
Graphic
3
shows the same sine wave, but dithered to 16bit. This eliminates quantization distortion.
Graphic 3: Sine wave dithered