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Old 12th April 2010   #367
Ethan Winer
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i talked with some plug in developer and they told me isn't true that a 32 float bit doesn't saturate. it's true the opposite. a fixed 24 or 48 bit software clips, doesn't saturate, while a 32 float doesn't clip because saturates, because it approximate without clipping.
I'm not sure what you're trying to say, but I proved in my AES Audio Myths video that the 32-bit Sonitus EQ does not change the sound at all, even when passing audio that's 17 dB over Digital Zero. That section is 54:44 into the video.

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