Re:Removing DC Offset Usage
2011/08/14 15:59:50
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If your DC bias is high enough to actually be a problem, it's likely an indication of a defective ADC, preamp, or microphone. (It could also a badly-coded plugin or soft synth - I have some clipper plugins, for example, that clip asymmetrically, causing DC offset.)
Fortunately, in the digital realm it's rarely a problem and not worth worrying about.
In fact, the reported DC offset probably isn't even accurate, since there is no standard threshold between true DC and very low frequency content. But that's OK because it has to be unusually bad before it causes any audible harm.
At any rate, both DC and VLF components are normally removed in the mastering stage. If you're like me you already use a HPF on the master bus to kill everything below 30-40Hz anyway, which will also take care of any DC bias.
All else is in doubt, so this is the truth I cling to.
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