RE: That's what I've heard and read, but ...

Posted by Tony Lauck (A) on March 26, 2012 at 10:52:45

In Reply to: That's what I've heard and read, but ... posted by Dave Pogue on March 26, 2012 at 09:10:51:

It depends on what is clipped and how long. If a single drum hit is clipped for a few samples it will be inaudible. If a steady tone is clipped for multiple samples on multiple peaks of the waveform it will be audible if there is other music going on at the same time that is effectively "muted" while the clip is in effect. Generally it is possible to suspect something is wrong on a single clip in a classical orchestra climax. However, often this suspicion proves to be incorrect after inspecting the actual waveform. Sometimes several clean acoustic waveforms peak simultaneously and result in distortion in ones ear. (This can be experienced at live orchestra concert if one sits in front rows.)

There is software, such as iZotope RX, that can do a fairly good job of correcting clipped waveforms by "faking" the missing content. This will fool the ear if this is done sufficiently infrequently, so sometimes this works to fix a bad recording.

Tony Lauck

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