Re: [linux-audio-user] Fwd: [Jamin] Re: soft clip: Achieving Gain, inconsequential overloads

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Fwd: [Jamin] Re: soft clip: Achieving Gain, inconsequential overloads
From: Robert Jonsson (robert.jonsson_AT_dataductus.se)
Date: Tue Apr 13 2004 - 15:42:49 EEST


Hi,

On Tuesday 13 April 2004 14.14, R Parker wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
> What I mean by destructive is the outfile replaces the
> infile. With Ardour undo can revert but the original
> file is destroyed--shut down Ardour and the undo
> history is lost.

True, though, during editing in Ardour normalization does probably not make
sense, Ardour stores everything as float anyway making the point moot... I
think?

> Not sure what you mean by "in the
> 'peak' sense."

Somebody else noted, I think it was Jan, that there is 'rms'-normalization
also. In my mind that sounds more destructive.

/Robert

>
> ron
>
> --- Robert Jonsson <robert.jonsson_AT_dataductus.se>
>
> wrote:
> > On Monday 12 April 2004 23.45, R Parker wrote:
> > > Hi Jan,
> > >
> > > I did some testing with normalization yesterday
> >
> > and
> >
> > > it's not what I need. Normalization, it appears to
> >
> > me,
> >
> > > is simply a destructive gain tool.
> >
> > Normalization should, atleast in the 'peak' sense,
> > be totally nondestructive.
> >
> > /Robert
>
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