Distortion Flashcards
1
Q
bit crushing
A
creates a lo-fi effect
- changes the resolution (dynamic content)
- changes the sample rate (less natural waveform)
- more like a square wave
2
Q
overdrive
A
warm distortion
- soft clipping
- adds some harmonic content
3
Q
hard clipping
A
- harsh sounding
- flat clipping (squared off)
- sounds like fuzz or distortion
4
Q
soft clipping
A
- warm sounding
- sounds like overdrive
5
Q
tape saturation
A
sounds slightly warm
- adds harmonic content
- happened on analogue tape machine
6
Q
tube saturation
A
occurs when the electrons can no longer flow from the tube’s cathode to the anode, due to a positive charge that has been created between the two
- warm, musical and punchy
7
Q
distortion
A
- harsher than overdrive
- more harmonic content than overdrive
8
Q
fuzz
A
- harsher than distortion
- more harmonic content that distortion
9
Q
gain/output
A
adjusts the level of output for the track
10
Q
drive
A
adjusts how much the distortion is used
- and how much the signal is boosted by to make it distort
11
Q
tone
A
a low pass filter that can be moved if high end too harsh
12
Q
downsampling
A
- changes the number of samples taken each per second
- low sample rate = more square wave (unnatural)
- high sample rate = More natural
13
Q
bit rate/ resolution
A
- changes the dynamic content of the track
- low bits = less dynamic intervals
- high bit resolution = more dynamic range
