Category: Knowledge

Tape Saturation

Tape saturation is a phenomenon that describes the moment when the voltage level exceeds the tape’s ability to record. This phenomenon focuses specifically on analog tapes. Tape Saturation: the Process The signal and the voltage travel at the same time. The signal is being sent to the tape while the voltage is sent an electromagnet…
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Bitcrusher

Bitcrusher is a type of audio effect that has a low-quality distortion and creates distortion by reducing the resolution or the bandwidth of digital audio data. The sound resulting from the bitcrusher mimics the sounds of metal and sand. It’s worth mentioning that the perceived sounds tend to change according to the use of the…
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Time Stretching

Time stretching is an audio digital process; people also refer to it as time compression or time expansion. It involves the modification of a specific passage of time within an audio signal. This process does not alter spectral characteristics, such as a changing pitch. To achieve it, you’ll most likely need to use audible artifacts;…
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Vocoder

A vocoder or a voice coder usually compresses the human voice in a way in which it becomes more efficient when transmitted over the phone. People have used this technology for the course of many years. At first, it involved the splitting of voice sounds into separate frequency bands. After this, it involved the using…
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Talk Box

Talk box is an audio effect that takes advantage of the human voice. It’s a device that works by taking the unique qualities of the human mouth and vocal tract while lending them to a variety of instruments. A Summary of Human Anatomy: How Do We Talk? In order to understand the basic functions of…
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Pitch Correction

Pitch correction is about identifying the pitch, determining which one is correct, and processing the track with the correction included. Being able to correct a pitch in the studio is a fairly new technological advancement. From the beginning of Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), there have been many adjustments to former techniques. Pitch correction adjusts the…
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Prismizer

Prismizer is an audio effect that combines the words prism and harmonizer to form its name. The prismizer’s polyharmonic pitch offers saturation similar to the dispersion of light to a prism. The prismizer is capable of combining pitch and frequency characteristics from multiple sources, and it is typically focused to the processing of the human…
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Auto-Tune

People have used the term Auto-Tune as a common description or a generic notion that describes audible pitch correction in music. This effect uses a patented device to measure and modify pitch in both vocal and instrumental music recording, as well as in live performances. Auto-Tune: Its Purpose  The Auto-Tune corrects off-key inaccuracies. It perfects…
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Direct Note Access (DNA)

Melodyne’s DNA Direct Note Access is the technology that allows one to identify and edit individual notes in the polyphonic material. This system offers unique access to the pitch, duration, timing, and other parameters of notes in the monophonic material. Direct Note Access: How It Works To begin with, DNA Direct Note Access can modify…
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Harmonic Enhancer

A harmonic enhancer is an audio signal processing technique that enhances a signal with phase manipulation, harmonic synthesis of high-frequency signals, and dynamic equalization. People also refer to this technique as exciter, harmonic exciter, or aural exciter. It adds a subtle harmonic distortion. Harmonic synthesis creates higher-order harmonics from the basic frequency signals of a…
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