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Noise shaper characteristics – Meridian America Digital Audio Processor Meridian 518 User Manual

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About the Noise Shapers

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Noise shaper characteristics

Each noise shaper presents a different degree of subjective noise
reduction – we call that its ‘advantage’ – compared with normal dithering
using white TPDF dither. Each shaper also has a different degree of HF
boost. The parameters are summarised in the table below.

Shaper

Advantage

44.1kHz

48kHz

Normal

Pre-emphasis

Normal

Pre-emphasis

Flat TPDF

0.0dB

3.4dB

0.0dB

3.4dB

High-pass

3.5dB

7.0dB

3.5dB

7.0dB

Shape A

6.4dB

12.2dB

6.4dB

12.2dB

Shape B

19dB

22.6dB

19.6

23.6dB

Shape C

15.1dB

17.9dB

18.6dB

21.4dB

Shape D

15.3dB

21.5dB

19.9dB

23.5dB