What is DC Offset?

What is DC offset? It's easy to confuse a lopsided or asymmetrical waveform with DC offset. But a lopsided waveform doesn't necessarily mean that we're experiencing DC offset. DC offset and lopsided waveforms are two different things. In this video I explain DC offset and I show you the cause of my lopsided waveform.

CONTENTS:
00:00 - Intro
00:19 - My lopsided waveform
01:10 - Is a lopsided waveform DC offset?
01:20 - What DC offset looks like
01:35 - DC offset explained
02:06 - How to identify DC offset
02:19 - Asymmetrical waveforms
02:38 - The causes of my lopsided waveform
03:58 - Outro

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- 2022 MacBook Pro with an M1 Pro processor and 32 GB memory

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- Auphonic Desktop App https://auphonic.com/leveler

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