Monotonic, symmetrical soft-clipping polynomial

1. What is soft clipping distortion?
2. Is soft clipping the same as saturation?

What is soft clipping distortion?

Soft clipping is a type of distortion effect where the amplitude of a signal is saturated along a smooth curve, rather than the abrupt shape of hard-clipping. Soft clipping is similar to the type of distortion found in certain analog audio systems.

Is soft clipping the same as saturation?

Saturation is a symptom of soft-clipping. You will hear gentle peak compression that adds warmth and power to our signal without breaking it down too much. Try it out on drum buses, vocal mixes and even entire tracks to add some fullness to your music.