[Paul Stamler]

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"Paul Stamler" wrote in message

"Mike Rivers" wrote in message
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There are often some options for reducing the word
length (like from 24- to 16-bit. These would involve
dithering, and there are usually some options for what
kind of dither ot use. But since you can't put data
(other than zeros) where there's no data, you aren't
likely to find options for changing a 16-bit file to
24-bit.

Actually most editing and DAW programs have that option.
In Adobe Audition, for example, you can convert any
format to any other, with just about any bit depth or
sampling rate. Converting from 16 to 24 (or in the case
of Audition, 32) bits does simply add zeroes at the end
of the file, but that's useful if you're planning to mess
with the file in any way other than cut-and-paste
editing.

Audition/CEP by default dithers 32 to 16 bit conversions, but it will just
add zeroes if you force it to. There is a wealth of dither options
including
a goodly number that are highly shaped.

Yes, but we were talking about 16 to 32.

Peace,
Paul