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==== Clipping ====
Clipping is a form of distortion where the amplitude of a signal is too powerful for the medium transmitting it. This could be a cable, a vacuum tube, or a digital device's internal resolution. Looking at the resulting waveform, it appears that the peaks of the signal are "clipped" off. Different devices clip differently, and while some forms of clipping are desirable (most often tube clipping), others are usually undesirable (cables or digital clipping).
==== Cold ====
This term incorporates multiple facets of the tone. In the most general sense, it is a tone that is somewhat discomforting to hear for long stretches at a time, although a full mix with a cold guitar tone isn't necessarily difficult to listen to. It can refer to a [[#Dry|dry tone]], or a scooped tone, but even if a tone has plenty of mids, it can still be considered cold. Generally a "cold" tone is deficient around 350 - 800 HZ.
It can also refer to a [[#Bright|bright tone]], as well as an overly [[#Crunchy|crunchy]] or a [[#Grinding|grinding]] tone. It can also refer to a tone that focuses intensely in one aspect of the frequency range.
==== Crunchy ====