Distortion

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Distortion ­­­­­­­­­can ­­­­­­­­­be ­­­­­­­­­both ­­­­­­­­­a ­­­­­­­­­wonderful ­­­­­­­­­and ­­­­­­­­­terrible ­­­­­­­­­thing. ­­­­­­­­­Whenever ­­­­­­­­­a ­­­­­­­­­signal­­­­­­­­­ is­­­­­­­­­ amplified, ­­­­­­­­­if ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­original ­­­­­­­­­signal ­­­­­­­­­and ­­­­­­­­­amplified ­­­­­­­­­signal ­­­­­­­­­differ ­­­­­­­­­by ­­­­­­­­­more ­­­­­­­­­than­­­­­­­­­ just­­­­­­­­­ volume,­­­­­­­­­ distortion ­­­­­­­­­has ­­­­­­­­­been ­­­­­­­­­introduced. ­­­­­­­­­When ­­­­­­­­­you ­­­­­­­­­plug ­­­­­­­­­a ­­­­­­­­­guitar ­­­­­­­­­in to ­­­­­­­­­a­­­­­­­­­ tube­­­­­­­­­ amplifier­­­­­­­­­ and­­­­­­­­­ crank ­­­­­­­­­it ­­­­­­­­­up, ­­­­­­­­­you ­­­­­­­­­hear ­­­­­­­­­distortion. ­­­­­­­­­This ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­a ­­­­­­­­­great ­­­­­­­­­type ­­­­­­­­­of­­­­­­­­­ distortion­­­­­­­­­ and ­­­­­­­­­leads ­­­­­­­­­to ­­­­­­­­­great­­­­­­­­­ guitar ­­­­­­­­­tone. ­­­­­­­­­Different ­­­­­­­­­types ­­­­­­­­­of ­­­­­­­­­amplifiers, ­­­­­­­­­as­­­­­­­­­ well ­­­­­­­­­as ­­­­­­­­­distortion ­­­­­­­­­effects, ­­­­­­­­­distort ­­­­­­­­­in ­­­­­­­­­different ­­­­­­­­­ways ­­­­­­­­­and ­­­­­­­­­color ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­sound.

However, ­­­­­­­­­when ­­­­­­­­­recording ­­­­­­­­­a ­­­­­­­­­vocal ­­­­­­­­­signal­­­­­­­­­ or­­­­­­­­­ an­­­­­­­­­ acoustic ­­­­­­­­­guitar, ­­­­­­­­­if ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­signal ­­­­­­­­­is­­­­­­­­­ recorded ­­­­­­­­­too ­­­­­­­­­loud­­­­­­­­­ or­­­­­­­­­ too ­­­­­­­­­hot, ­­­­­­­­­clipping ­­­­­­­­­may ­­­­­­­­­occur ­­­­­­­­­and ­­­­­­­­­distortion ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­introduced.­­­­­­­­­ This ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­often­­­­­­­­­ not ­­­­­­­­­desired,­­­­­­­­­ and ­­­­­­­­­in ­­­­­­­­­this ­­­­­­­­­situation, ­­­­­­­­­distortion ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­a ­­­­­­­­­bad ­­­­­­­­­thing.­­­­­­­­­