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Question about converting with Skip Silence DSP on

Hello,

I have a question about a foobar2000 process.

I have files that I want to convert to the same bit depth and bit rate (e.g. 16-bit/44.1 kHz to 16-bit/44.1 kHz) and add the Skip Silence DSP (set to: 200ms + -100dB). The reason is that, we have a music player at the office that only accepts USB-A input, so I want to make a copy of the songs I like without dealing with long stretches of complete silence (some of these CD-ripped tracks have 3-4 seconds of silence at the end and it takes me out of the listening experience).

With this setting, do I need to dither? Is Skip Silence considered "processing"?

I'm asking because in Audacity, if you do any processing (actions other than trim, cut, copy and paste), you have to enable dither as per their recommendations. I don't know if the 'Skip Silence' DSP is a lot more involved than just copy/paste/cut.

Thanks so much!

Re: Question about converting with Skip Silence DSP on

Reply #1 –
No need for dither. It doesn't alter any samples that aren't removed.