Editing Attack time (section)

In [[professional audio]] and [[telecommunications]], '''attack time''' is the [[time]] between the instant that a [[signal (information theory)|signal]] at the input of a device or [[telecommunication circuit|circuit]] exceeds the activation threshold of the device or circuit and the instant that the device or circuit reacts in a specified manner, or to a specified degree, to the input.<ref>{{cite book|last=Corey|first=Jason|title=Audio production and critical listening : technical ear training|year=2010|publisher=Focal|location=Oxford|isbn=978-0-240-81295-3|pages=99}}</ref>  Attack time occurs in devices such as [[Clipping (audio)|clippers]], peak limiters, [[Dynamic range compression|compressor]]s, and [[Voice operated switch|vox]]es.