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Artifact
An artifact is an unintended and undesirable by-product of a process or treatment which has been applied to an audio track in excess. Artifacts are NOT inherent in the source material; they are created or induced by a process, and in many cases are irreparable. Artifacting can occur regardless

Wow
All recorded media are designed to play back at specific, stable rates of speed. If the record or playback speed fluctuates, random variations in the pitch of the program, called wow, will result. Wow is inherent in any mechanical transfer, though in an optimal transfer, it should be so minor as

Noise Floor
The inherent noise of a recording medium, a noise floor typically sounds like hiss and differs with the makeup of different types and qualities of tape and film. For example, a consumer grade cassette tape has a higher noise floor than a professional 1/4” tape, and a high quality digital