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398 Glossary
15.17 Chorus
Chorus is an time-based effect produced by combining the original signal with a number of
moving delays and pitch shifted copies, often panned across a stereo field.
Steinberg Chorus
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15.18 Clip
Clip A Clip contains a reference to a source Audio File on your hard disk, as well as start and
end positions in the file (allowing Clips to play back smaller sections of their source Audio
Files). Any number of Clips can reference the same source file.
Note that a Clip is a reference to the original source file and does not contain audio data.
Focused Clip versus Select Clips
It is important to note that there is a difference between a "focused" Clip and a "selected"
Clip. Some editing functions can only be executed on an individual Clip or "Focused Clip",
while others can be executed on multiple Clips or "Selected Clips".
Focused Clip - there can only ever be one or no Focused Clip at a time. The Focused
Clip's name is displayed in red. It's necessary to identify the Clip as focused because
there are certain functions that can only be executed on a single Clip. You use the
Focused Clip window to perform these functions.
Selected Clip - there can be many selected Clips. This allows you to edit multiple Clips
at the same time using functions such as copy, delete, move, etc. Selected Clips have
a different background color.
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15.19 Clipping
Clipping is a form of audio distortion that occurs when a signal is truncated because it
exceeds the capabilities of the amplifier circuit. On an oscilloscope, the audio peaks appear
sliced off.
To avoid clipping, reduce the system gain in or before the gain stage in which the clipping
occurs.
Steinberg Limiter
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15.20 Compression
Compression This dynamic process is used to smooth out any large transient peaks in an
audio signal that would otherwise cause distortion through clipping or otherwise overloading
the system. Levels are progressively attenuated as they approach maximum levels.
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