Talk:Clipping (signal processing)

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$FIX_ME

The article contained the following two sections, which don't make much sense, as $FIX_ME replaces the useful words. I removed them pending completion.

Repair in the time domain

Software can do this with a digital signal using the $FIX_ME algorithm developed by $FIX_ME. Free software implementations of this algorithm are embedded in $FIXME. Closed source implementations of this algorithm are embedded in $FIX_ME. The analog equivalent of this algorithm is $FIX_ME, which operates by the principle of $FIX_ME. Of course this method cannot be used without delaying the signal by an amount of time, and the method can only repair clipping wherein the length of the clipping instance fits within the window provided by the delay because the correct information that is available is evenly split between the last unclipped part of the signal and the first unclipped part of the remainder.

Repair in the frequency domain

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Is "railing" a synonym?

When working with electronics, it seems that people sometimes say a measured voltage signal is "railing" if it is hitting the minimum and maximum measurable voltages in the same way that other signals "clip" when it exceeds the measurable range. I suggest adding this term to the article. QB2k (talk) 02:30, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds plausible but I've personally never heard this term. Do you know a reliable source that uses it? ~Kvng (talk) 23:53, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The term is used here and there, not very commonly. It seems like slang. For instance, this source discussing electro-optical circuits, has a very chatty, informal style. The author inserts "railing" in the paragraph third from bottom of page 661. Binksternet (talk) 01:16, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]