Whats an example of clipping?

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#1 DivergeUnify
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Can someone post a video with an example of audio clipping? I hear the term mentioned all the time, but I've never really heard a specific example

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#2 APiranhaAteMyVa
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it sounds like distortion were the peaks have been lopped off, some album examples that are pretty bad are death magnetic and californication.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkQ_7p7CHho&feature=related

That video shows it well at like the 43 second mark, although the video is really really annoying, sorry.It is a pretty extreme example, but it will show you what to listen for. In music the cymbals, snare and bass are usually effected the most.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uEtworGLrU&feature=related

that's a video about clipping.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvlObTrzYok&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PLFB6BDEB8645CE022

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it sounds like distortion were the peaks have been lopped off, some album examples that are pretty bad are death magnetic and californication.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkQ_7p7CHho&feature=related

That video shows it well at like the 43 second mark, although the video is really really annoying, sorry.It is a pretty extreme example, but it will show you what to listen for. In music the cymbals, snare and bass are usually effected the most.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uEtworGLrU&feature=related

that's a video about clipping.

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Ahhhh okay I see. When it came to vocals I always thought this was a desired effect, though? Maybe thats just from it being so prevalent
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#5 APiranhaAteMyVa
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[QUOTE="APiranhaAteMyVa"]

it sounds like distortion were the peaks have been lopped off, some album examples that are pretty bad are death magnetic and californication.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkQ_7p7CHho&feature=related

That video shows it well at like the 43 second mark, although the video is really really annoying, sorry.It is a pretty extreme example, but it will show you what to listen for. In music the cymbals, snare and bass are usually effected the most.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uEtworGLrU&feature=related

that's a video about clipping.

DivergeUnify
Ahhhh okay I see. When it came to vocals I always thought this was a desired effect, though? Maybe thats just from it being so prevalent

I'm not so sure about desired effect, most producers/master engineers will try to avoid clipping. I guess it depends on the type of music and whoever is behind it. There are better ways to get a distorted sound on the vocals rather than clipping the vocals, which I think is more a case of bad recording/mixing/mastering rather than what they was aiming for.
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[QUOTE="DivergeUnify"][QUOTE="APiranhaAteMyVa"]

it sounds like distortion were the peaks have been lopped off, some album examples that are pretty bad are death magnetic and californication.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkQ_7p7CHho&feature=related

That video shows it well at like the 43 second mark, although the video is really really annoying, sorry.It is a pretty extreme example, but it will show you what to listen for. In music the cymbals, snare and bass are usually effected the most.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uEtworGLrU&feature=related

that's a video about clipping.

APiranhaAteMyVa
Ahhhh okay I see. When it came to vocals I always thought this was a desired effect, though? Maybe thats just from it being so prevalent

I'm not so sure about desired effect, most producers/master engineers will try to avoid clipping. I guess it depends on the type of music and whoever is behind it. There are better ways to get a distorted sound on the vocals rather than clipping the vocals, which I think is more a case of bad recording/mixing/mastering rather than what they was aiming for.

I'm just thinking of distortion in general, which probably in some cases is added. So simply put, its caused by decibels exceeding a decibel ceiling?