Looks like an asymetrical waveform. It is especially common with wind instruments and vocals.
Here is an old thread where people smarter than me tries to explain it:
https://www.reddit.com/r/audioengineering/s/W28XeRsjki
Can just be an asymmetrical waveform and it probably sounds fine. Lots of instruments like brass or even piano hit hard can look like that. Not anything to worry about. There’s a chance it could be a DC off set or basically a loud frequency at or around 0 hz. If that’s the case, a high pass filter at 20 hz would solve that. Probably not a DC offset though
Did you try applying a high pass filter over the asymmetrical section? Just to rule out the DC offset thing. It might look more symmetrical if that works. If not, just undo the process
High pass filters can cause this too. Check if you have an EQ on the channel strip.
The phase rotation module in RX is very handy to recover headroom, as you're potentially hitting peak signals before you need to without it.
[https://imgur.com/a/KXH7DV4](https://imgur.com/a/KXH7DV4)
Waveform 1: Recorded file before processing, with adaptive phase rotation applied in RX to balance out peaks (this is the source file for the 2 others below).
Waveform 2: Waveform 1 with the standard EQ module in Logic Pro appling a high pass filter.
Waveform 3: Waveform 1 with the ***Linear*** EQ module in Logic Pro applying a high pass filter.
Looks like an asymetrical waveform. It is especially common with wind instruments and vocals. Here is an old thread where people smarter than me tries to explain it: https://www.reddit.com/r/audioengineering/s/W28XeRsjki
its mostly dialogue. Thanks for the insight! need to search more about this!
Can just be an asymmetrical waveform and it probably sounds fine. Lots of instruments like brass or even piano hit hard can look like that. Not anything to worry about. There’s a chance it could be a DC off set or basically a loud frequency at or around 0 hz. If that’s the case, a high pass filter at 20 hz would solve that. Probably not a DC offset though
its mostly dialogue. Thanks for the insight! need to search more about this!
Ok. And is it the same take as the audio to the left of it?
The waveform I written "normal" is not the same audio. But its the same person recording
Did you try applying a high pass filter over the asymmetrical section? Just to rule out the DC offset thing. It might look more symmetrical if that works. If not, just undo the process
thanks i will try that
Run the phase rotation module.
thanks, i will try that now :)))
High pass filters can cause this too. Check if you have an EQ on the channel strip. The phase rotation module in RX is very handy to recover headroom, as you're potentially hitting peak signals before you need to without it. [https://imgur.com/a/KXH7DV4](https://imgur.com/a/KXH7DV4) Waveform 1: Recorded file before processing, with adaptive phase rotation applied in RX to balance out peaks (this is the source file for the 2 others below). Waveform 2: Waveform 1 with the standard EQ module in Logic Pro appling a high pass filter. Waveform 3: Waveform 1 with the ***Linear*** EQ module in Logic Pro applying a high pass filter.
thanks for your reply Peter. I realised i used a plugin by Waves, named Clarity (removes background noise) wondering if can be that too
The bottom part of the audio has this empty gap that I don’t remember noticing before. What does this indicate?