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wavefolding

wavefolding noun: an audio synthesis effect where waveforms that exceed a maximum volume are folded back on themselves rather simply than being clipped.

Noun

wavefolding (uncountable)

  1. An audio synthesis effect where waveforms that exceed a maximum volume are folded back on themselves rather simply than being clipped.

Origin of wavefolding

From wave + folding.

Questions about wavefolding

What does wavefolding mean?
Wavefolding means an audio synthesis effect where waveforms that exceed a maximum volume are folded back on themselves rather simply than being clipped.
What part of speech is wavefolding?
Wavefolding is a noun.

Words near wavefolding in the dictionary

  1. wavedashed
  2. wavedashes
  3. wavedashing
  4. wavefield
  5. wavefields
  6. wavefolding
  7. waveform
  8. waveforms
  9. wavefront
  10. wavefronts
  11. waveful

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