![]() ![]() Soft clipping is still clipping, but with a slightly less aggressive onset of clipping: essentially a combination of limiting prior to clipping.Ĭlipping occurs when the audio signal amplitude exceeds the maximum voltage (or quantising) capability of the system. SOS Technical Editor Hugh Robjohns: On a purely technical level, clipping occurs when gain structure has gone horribly wrong, and limiting is the controlled application of gain reduction to avoid clipping! Both are non-linear processes, albeit in different ways, and both introduce distortion products. Limiting is a far more controlled process in which the signal is attenuated specifically to avoid clipping. As can be seen from the picture, clipping abruptly stops the signal from going over a maximum voltage limit, causing distortion. ![]() ![]() What, if any, difference is there between clipping and limiting? Is a soft clipper just a limiter with very fast attack and release times? Where would you typically choose one over the other?Īlthough clipping and limiting are similar processes, they are not the same thing. ![]()
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