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DigiNut
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Registered: Dec 2002
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quote:
Originally posted by DJ 00 Tommy
Once a soundwave is clipped nomatter howmuch you reduce the amplification it would still be damadging to the speaker wouldnt it?

No.

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T-Soma
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Registered: Oct 2004
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Thanks then for the clarification .

I had just thaught that aslong as the soundwave had that flat bit it was bad news.

Oct-18-2005 14:43 Australia

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IDarkISwordI
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Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Clay Center, USA

quote:
Originally posted by DJ 00 Tommy
Thanks then for the clarification .

I had just thaught that aslong as the soundwave had that flat bit it was bad news.

If that were the case then everyone that listens to rock bands is in trouble :P. Clipping is also known as distortion. The reason it sounds bad to clip is because the louder you increase a sound, the more chances it has to peak at the limits of your equipment. When it does this, the tops of the waves are simply cut off. So in essence, the more you increase the amplitude, the more the wave becomes a square wave giving it that harsh jerky tone. A distortion pedal/effect does this exact same thing but instead, it has a drop in the gain of the output so that it isn't harming your speakers.

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Zac