Specifications

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Dither Mixer Plug-Ins (Pro Tools|HD Systems
Only) There are two Mixer plug-ins that feature
dither with noise shaping: Stereo Dithered and
Surround Dithered. For more information, see
“Surround Dithered and Stereo Dithered Mix-
ers” on page 607. Standard Stereo and Surround
Mixers do not have dither and require use of
dither plug-ins.
Dither on Final Output for Mixdown You can in-
sert a real-time dither plug-in on a Master Fader
that controls your output mix, to dither your fi-
nal mix for CD or other 16-bit media. Inserts on
Master Fader process post-fader. This form of
dithering lets you use dither plug-ins from
Digidesign or third-party manufacturers. To use
dither when recording to disk (Bounce to Disk),
see “Dither and Bounce to Disk” on page 480.
AudioSuite Dither For AudioSuite plug-in pro-
cessing, dither is based on the Dither plug-in.
For most AudioSuite plug-ins, dither can be au-
tomatically applied in the Pro Tools Preferences
dialog, under Processing. The Use AudioSuite
Dither checkbox enables a preset, N-shaped
dither.
The following AudioSuite plug-ins can automat-
ically apply dither when processing:
• EQ II
• Compressor II
• Limiter II
• Gate II
• Expander/Gate II
• Normalize
• Gain
• DC Offset Removal
•Time Compression/Expansion
• Pitch Shift
Fades and Crossfades In the Fades dialog (Edit >
Fades > Create Fades), the Use Dither checkbox
enables a preset, noise-shaped dither.
Operation Preferences, for AudioSuite dither
For information about AudioSuite Dither,
see the
Digi-Rack Plug-Ins Guide.
Create Fades dialog