Audio files with 8-bit word length and low sampling rates are currently popular on the Internet. A subtractive dithering scheme is proposed which is well suited to such formats and to the widespread availability of 16-bit playback hardware. In addition, a method for the automatic detection of files that use this scheme is presented.

Author: Denckla, Ben
JAES Volume 46 Issue 7/8 pp. 654-656; July 1998
Publication Date: July 1, 1998

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