Gabriel Bouvigne wrote:
There is something I don't understand. Clipping is sound above the maximum
allowed sound. As the sound of a CD is stored on a CD, and the maximum amplitude sound that can be stored on a CD is obviously the maximum
allowed
intensity on a CD, how can there be clipping on a CD, ie the sound of the
CD
exceding the sound that can be stored on this CD. That seems strange to me.
I'll repeat what I sent to Peter.
You're thinking lossless compression here, 'cause you won't get a signal different from the original with lossless compression such as Monkeyaudio.
No, I'm speaking of the original CD, without any compression. Some users are telling that there is some clipping on the CD itself. I personnaly think that it's impossible, but wanted to know if I was missing something about it.
I already sent a reply for this question, but wanted to clarify something. I mentioned CD's that are compressed as well as amplified in the final mixing stage. The compression I'm referring to is increasing quiet passages to match the loudest passages. So that's how the peaks and lows disappear. I think all radio broadcasts are compressed like this. So if you're in a car, you don't have to turn up the volume in order to hear the quiet parts of a song, as it's all the same loudness. You can also get Winamp plug-ins that compress the audio on-the-fly, such as AudioStocker and RockSteady. However, most pure audiophiles detest such sound bastardization of course.