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POW-R
Set of commercial dithering and noise shaping algorithms
POW-R (Psychoacoustically Optimized Wordlength Reduction) is a set of commercial dithering and noise shaping algorithms used in digital audio bit-depth reduction. Developed by a consortium of four companies – The POW-R Consortium – the algorithms were first made available in 1999 in digital audio hardware products.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrydigital audio1
- Websitewww.mil-media.com/pow-r.html
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POW-R (Psychoacoustically Optimized Wordlength Reduction) is a set of commercial dithering and noise shaping algorithms used in digital audio bit-depth reduction. Developed by a consortium of four companies – The POW-R Consortium – the algorithms were first made available in 1999 in digital audio hardware products.2
Products and brands
- dither
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1997Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.mil-media.com/pow-r.html1
- WikipediaPOW-R
- WikidataQ7120062
Sources
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- 1WikidataPOW-R on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaPOW-R on Wikipedia