what does this mean?

[Daisy]

when you view tracks in an audio program, what does it mean when they sag?

like sometimes after i apply an eq or compression plugin, i look at them and sometimes it's like they sag a little towards the bottom (like a wheeping willow or melted candle). like it's no longer symetrical. other times, they'll even sag the other way

please don't laugh. alright, you can. but does anyone know what this is?

it's usually just a mild thing, but sometimes it's very pronounced.

thanks in advance for the help!

hugs,

daisy

 

[Jagular]

Maybe they are getting old?

I have no idea, but hey…I live in Franklin

 

[Son of Mixerman]

I think you might be looking at how the attack and release setting are effecting the audio. Fast attack and slow release should show a sag to the left. Slow attack and fast release sags to the right. Your zoomed in close are't you. And also when you use some compressors that have a gain adjustment to counter the compression, you get an upward expansion that creates an asymetrical waveform about your zero crossing.

SoMm

 

[sjoko2]

gravity sucks!

 

[mixsit]

Is there a relationship between distortion and wave display symmetry? -Where even-order distortion tends to show up storter on one side, odd tends to effect the other side?
I ran into a discusion on this that seemed to coincide with what I saw on some tube-clipped tracks, but I could be way off...
Wayne