two digitallish questions.

[Colin Fraser]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
> [mailto:owner-synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl]On Behalf Of Steve Ridley
> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 3:21 PM
> To: synthDIY
> Subject: Re: two digitallish questions.
>
> Clipping is very common on CDs.  I think it is intentional,
> to make chart
> music sound loudest for radio play.  It shouldn't happen by
> accident, as
> standards for professional digital audio specify around 10dB
> of headroom
> between peak audio and digital clipping.

The ear won't hear very short periods of clipping if they don't occur often.
Check out the interview with Marvin Caesar of Aphex at the Sound-on-sound
website -
http://www.sospubs.co.uk/sos/1997_articles/jan97/marvincaesar.html


Colin f