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Remove DC offset
This function can only be opened via the "effects" menu and can thus only be
applied to selected objects. This can be useful if your sound card overlays your
sample with a constant DC offset during recording, which leads to crackling
during playback or editing. (This is basically always the case with recordings
that use the integrated sound card of your PC).
Options: Here you can enter a minimum DC offset threshold, which indicates
where DC offset removal will kick in. You can also edit stereo channels
together to reduce computing time.
Spectral Cleaning
MAGIX Spectral Cleaning removes background noise (such as coughing,
whistling or clapping) from a recording without audibly influencing the signal.
The music is displayed in the Spectral Cleaning Editor by means of a
spectrogram (sometimes also referred to as a sonogram). This displays the
frequency elements with regard to time (see illustration). The frequency level is
then visualized by a color code or by its brightness, respectively.
Audible background noises are usually louder than the signal and are generally
restricted to a certain frequency spectrum. They are therefore highlighted in