On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 08:04:25AM -0700, R Parker wrote: > Hi, > > I'm doing some more mastering. A couple of the songs > have spikes, short duration but high signal level. > Compression fails to hold these signals in place. I > could tweak the compressor but when results aren't > achieved quickly I look for another tool. Sounds like a use case for a fast limiter. > Can SWH or anyone else explain what the Declipper > does? In a moment of genius I began to suspect that it > declips. Dah! I guess a definition of clip and an > example for where this plugin is useful would be > helpful. I've wondered about that too! > I've post fader and in front of the compressor > inserted the declipper. In my test track, it doesn't > appear to be doing anything. It's likely the spikes > are not clips. However, the level of the spikes is > probably +6.0dbfs hotter than the average level. > > If these spikes aren't clips, maybe I can normalize > and close the level gap between the spikes and the > average signal. I'll try that but suspect it won't do > the job. Normalizing won't change the relative levels of the spikes and the average at all. -- Paul Winkler http://www.slinkp.com
