Syphlyn Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 So I've got a lot of music with the bass altered by popular people you all know about. I've been finding some new songs and playing them in windows media player with the "scope" visualization. I am wondering if what I am seeing is clipping/distortion in the song which wouldn't be good for my sub. I'm not sure how reliable WMP is. Syphlyns 2000 F150 4.6L V8 H/U: Kendwood KDC-X898 Speakers: 4 x Alpine SPR-68 Speakers 4 Channel Amp: Alpine PDX-F4 Sub: Sundown Zv4 12 Sub Amp: Sundown SAZ-2000D Box: 2.75 Cu Ft @ 31Hz Alternator: Mechman 250A elite series Wiring: All KnuKoncepz 0 gauge OFC + KnuKonceptz Krystal RCAs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyma1026 Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 To check for clipping you can download "audacity". You can use that to check your songs and to remove clipping. There are a few tutorials online that will help you to accomplish this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel989 Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 To check for clipping you can download "audacity". You can use that to check your songs and to remove clipping. There are a few tutorials online that will help you to accomplish this. The ones I've seen just lower the volume, make the wave smaller, so it fits within the 0db mark So it's like playing your music a few clicks lower from your hu Build Log - http://www.stevemead...-cruiser-el-pt/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyma1026 Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 I'd post a few links but I'm at work. I'll try to remember to get on here when I get home and post a few links to some information to help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex912005 Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 If you use audacity, just go to Effect - Amplify and it will show you how much it has to lower the volume to get rid of clipping. But make sure the whole song is selected. You can also check in audacity if a song exceeds 0db, which is possible in a few cases, but without clipping. So the song looks clean, but is actually louder than 0db. If your song reaches 2db for example (that's positive 2db, not -2db), and your amp is set with a 0db tone, then you will be clipping, even though the song shows up as clean. You can check by selecting any part of the song, then going to Analyze - Plot spectrum. At "Axis" set Log frequency, and at "Size" set 4096 and it will show you the peak of the selected part. My Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RooTxBeeR Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 When using windows media player like you are. I was always told, that if a line is horizontal off one of those many, many fucking peaks. That's clipping. From what I can see, there are none that go purely horizontal. Like I said, it will be A STRAIGHT LINE, will not curve at all. WIll be straight line from one peak to another. On 11/20/2012 at 8:54 PM, AMI CUSTOMS said: Turned mine up today at a light, guy next to me his steering wheel started moving and he looked over at me like I was a magician lol. On 5/9/2012 at 8:45 PM, skittlesRgood said: fuck the plating. look at what the main metal used is. you could buy unicorn blood plated terminals but if its just covering up dog shit, whats the point On 4/10/2013 at 12:26 PM, mrd6 said: I'll admit, half way through sanding that fiberglass in the rain and cold while I was all itchy I was definitely starting to question why i was doing this haha Soon To Be '04 Ford Escape US Alternator 280A Hairpin D4800 Under the Hood (6) XP3000's in Rear 1/0 SHCA & XS Power 4 runs to back TORK2 kit from Tony @ CE Auto Supply Pioneer DEH-80PRS DD AW6.5 (2) per door *Tweeter Unkown* DD SS4a & C3d (2) SCV4000 @ .5Ohm (2) 15" Sundown Zv5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex912005 Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 When using windows media player like you are. I was always told, that if a line is horizontal off one of those many, many fucking peaks. That's clipping. From what I can see, there are none that go purely horizontal. Like I said, it will be A STRAIGHT LINE, will not curve at all. WIll be straight line from one peak to another. Not necessarily purely horizontal. This is what clipping looks like: My Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakin Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Windows Media isn't the best way to tell clipping. Krakin's Home Dipole Project http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/186153-krakins-dipole-project-new-reciever-in-rockford-science/#entry2772370 Krakin, are you some sort of mad scientist? I would have replied earlier, but I was measuring the output of my amp with a yardstick . . . What you hear is not the air pressure variation in itself but what has drawn your attention in the two streams of superimposed air pressure variations at your eardrums An acoustic event has dimensions of Time, Tone, Loudness and Space Everyone learns to render the 3-dimensional localization of sound based on the individual shape of their ears, thus no formula can achieve a definite effect for every listener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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