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MIOHardClip

• Synopsis: Adjustable Threshold Hard Clipper

• Category: Distortion, Building Blocks

• Channels: 1

Description:

Applies a hard clipping threshold to the input signal. The Threshold specifies the absolute level at

which the signal will be clipped. If the absolute value of the signal (on a sample by sample basis) is

greater than the level specified by Threshold the output will be set to ± Threshold (with the sign

determined by the sign of the input sample).

This is equivalent to the hard clipping that occurs when a fixed point signal hits full-scale, with the

addition that you can adjust the level of the clipping point. This is not musically useful by itself, but

it is very useful in combination with other basic processing blocks.

Parameters:

Threshold [0, 4] samps

Sets the linear sample value at which the input will be clipped.

Master Bypass {On, Off}

Disables the clipper and passes the signal through untouched.

See also:

MIOSoftClip Type 1, MIOSoftClip Type 2, MIOSoftClip Type 3

MIOSoftClip Type 1

• Synopsis: Type 1 Soft Saturation Clipper

• Category: Distortion, Building Blocks

• Channels: 1

Description:

When the the absolute value of the input signal level reaches the specified Threshold (on a sample

by sample basis), Metric Halo type 1 saturation is applied to the signal. Type 1 saturation is very gentle,

low order distortion applied to the signal symmetrically.

The overall gain through the process block is automatically adjusted so that a full-scale input signal

creates a full-scale output. When the input signal is below the specified Threshold, the output signal

is just the input signal with the over-all gain applied, and no additional non-linearity.

MIOSoftClip(1) is useful for applying soft saturation in signal processing loops (for example, inside

a feedback delay line). It is also useful for saturating the output of other processors like the MIO

Compressor and MIO Limiter.

Parameters:

Threshold [0, 4] samps

Threshold at which the saturation begins to be applied.

Master Bypass {On, Off}

Disables the saturation and passes the signal through untouched.