unclipping / distortion removal

[Miromiric]

yeah your pretty much stuck with what you've got mate unfortunately, that's one of the only thing's even the wonders of technology struggle to get rid of, cant see an expander doing much either

shame really

i think there are some expanders that calculate how the wave would look like if it was not cut of in 0db. don't know for sure, never used it, i just spotted some article about it somewhere some time ago.

[danielmarshall]

i think there are some expanders that calculate how the wave would look like if it was not cut of in 0db. don't know for sure, never used it, i just spotted some article about it somewhere some time ago.

Yep, it's actually quite easy DSP to implement. You just calculate the tangent to the waveform whenever it hits a threshold (usually 0db) and where it meets the next point on the curve, and extrapolate a parabola (or a higher order polynomial if you take some points on the waveform) using least squares approximation and tada.... The result is allot better than a plain crushed square wave, but you'll need to add a limiter at the end to keep the transients under control.

[Jay Pace]

Cool - so know of any VSTs i could use for this?

ta