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Audio Mistakes 108 - 10 Common Distortion/Saturation Mistakes.
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1
When there's an extra input in an amp sim, that's not part of the virtual amp...
it should be used to avoid generating distortion from the virtual amp
it should be used to add as much distortion as possible from the virtual amp
it should be used to calibrate the incoming DI guitar signal for optimal level into the virtual amp
2
Some instruments other than guitar that might benefit from distortion/overdrive are:
electric pianos
organs
All answers are correcy
drums
3
Pulling a signal out of a DAW and running it through a real amp is called...
re-recording
re-digitizing
re-analogization
re-amping
4
Which of the following statement is true?
Distortion is is always a bad thing.
Distortion is always bad, unless it's analog, then it's always good.
Distortion can be both a problem and a useful processing effect.
5
Four sources of (potentially beneficial) distortion/saturation are...
clipping, gain-staging, limiting, and mixing
Guitar pedals, Plugins, Sends and Returns
tubes, transistors, transformers, and (analog) tape
plug-ins, inserts, Sends, and Returns
6
What are the three main sections of a guitar amp/sim?
amp, vibrato, tremolo
preamp, vibrato, reverb
preamp, tone stack, poweramp
amp, delay, reverb
7
Two different types of tubes in guitar amps, responsible for different distortion qualitites, are...
germanium and silicon
triodes (preamp tubes) and pentodes (poweramp tubes)
octodes (analog) and nanodes (digital)
transistor and silicon
8
The very subtle amount of distortion or saturation in many analog processors is called...
analog "shredding"
analog "anti-digitization"
clipping
analog "warmth" and "presence"
9
Potentially beneficial distortion...
must be avoided-it's actually a myth, all distortion is bad
can be either (real or virtual) analog distortion, or digital distortion-it's how it's used
None of the other answers are correct
must be real analog distortion, generated by hardware
10
Three types of digital distortion are:
tube distortion, transistor distortion, and tape saturation
low, medium and high
plugins, inserts and sends
clipping, quantization distortion, and aliasing
11
When taking a guitar signal directly into a DAW, the correct input would be:
a Mic input
a MIDI input
a Line input
an Instrument input
12
Tape Saturation is...
the gentle compression and distortion from recording into the red on analog tape
what happens when too many tracks are recorded on an analog reel
bad
what happens to analog tape if it's stored too long in a humid environment
Audio Mistakes 108
10 Common Distortion/Saturation Mistakes
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