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What is “clipping” distortion? What causes it, and how to avoid it when recording audio?
What is "clipping" distortion? What causes it, and how to avoid it when recording audio?
p.s. please add tags "distortion" and "clipping".
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How do I fix clipping distortion in my audio recording?
I've recorded a living room concert of two singers with two guitars with a Zoom H2. The recording is fine 90% of the time, but there is some clipping distortion. I think this is caused because I had ...
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Questions about simple single-track line-in recording
I'm trying to create a simple recording of my electronic keyboard. It has a 1/4" stereo output, and I've connected that into my computer's microphone/line-in jack. I only have a few questions:
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Condenser Mics: Maximum SPL in relation to Distortion, Physical Damage and a -10dB Attenuator
Over the next few months I'll be trying to learn how to record my band. I have a few newbie questions on some condenser microphone concepts. I just want to make sure I understand this all correctly. ...
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specifics of clipping distortion perception
Why clipped sound perceived like someone is pouring sand on drum's membrane? It feels like it happens on specific frequencies and not totally random. Which maybe means it can be filtered?
Can we ...
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What causes the limitation on excessive analog signals vs. digital signals?
In the digital world, "clipping" would occur when a signal passes above 0db.
But if you are dealing with analog equipment, is there a certain "ceiling" that tends to "brickwall" the signal down as ...
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Buzzing sound when recording to laptop
I'm part of a church and we are looking to record sermons using a laptop and our sound desk. Everything works fine until we connect the laptop to mains power. Searching on Google I found this post ...
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Is it normal for audio recorded in a particular sampling rate to have distortions when transcoded into another sampling rate?
I'm working on a small video editing project at home and am new at this. I have a multiple videos that I'm combining together into one video and am using the audio from one of these videos as the ...
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Looking to intentionally distort video
I am looking to intentionally distort a video file. Filters and effects are not really doing it for me, they are simply too generic or predictable over the course of a 2-3 minute video. I am looking ...
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Can anybody help me get rid of the static from my compressor?
I got a new compressor, and everytime I plug my microphone into it, there's a lot of static. It doesn't show up in the recorded audio, but I would love to get rid of it.
