How do I fix a recorded audio track that is clipped?

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How do I fix a recorded audio track that is clipped?

HELP! I am new to Garageband and I ran into a problem last week while recording an audio message. When I began recording the audit message with Garageband I noticed that the input signal level was so high that it was constantly being clipped. I couldn't stop doing the recording so I continued to the end of the message. Now that I have the complete audio recording and it is clipped throughout the entire message is there anyway I can compress or dynamically adjust the range of the recording to either eliminate or reduce the clipping?

iBook Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Posted on Jul 1, 2006 5:03 PM

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Answer 1

HangTime

Level 9

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Jul 1, 2006 5:07 PM in response to USTechman

Ooof, I'm afraid the basic answer to that is "no" B-(>

SoundTrack Pro claims to be able to repair a clipped signal, but I have no first hand experience with it, nor do I know what it does to the data to repair a clip

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xs4is

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Jul 1, 2006 5:33 PM in response to USTechman

I'm with Hang, this is a re-record situation.

And for future reference, always do a test run before you commit to recording. This helps ensure that everything is ready to go.

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Kurt Weber

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Jul 2, 2006 5:20 PM in response to USTechman

It is kind of like recording on a junkie mic. Maybe you can improve the sound or remove artifacts but it will never be as good a rerecord on a decent setup. Digital clipping may be able to be fixed but I cannot believe the sound would be anywhere near decent, especially if you clipped non-stop. The Soundtrack Pro claim must be referring to small moments of clipping, not the entire track.

Kurt

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xs4is

Level 4

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Jul 2, 2006 11:14 PM in response to Kurt Weber

I'm going to speculate that Soundtrack Pro edits audio at a sample level. GB can't touch that...

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