Re: [linux-audio-dev] 64 bit float or integer

[Remco Poelstra]

On za, 19 mei 2001 18:10:28 Paul Winkler wrote:
> Karl MacMillan wrote:
> > 
> > On Sat, 19 May 2001, Remco Poelstra wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Just a (simple) question: Does it make any differences in audio
> quality,
> > > whether a program is implemented with 64 bit float or 64 bit integer?
> > >
> > 
> > Yes - floating point numbers have _greatly_ increased dynamic range.
> 
> And greatly decreased rounding errors when you do any dsp.
> 

Does that mean that dithering is not necessary when converting to 16 bit
integer for DA conversion?

Remco