Tascam DR-05: Getting clip-like effects without actual peaking/clipping

lazerguns

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Hi all,

I just bought a Tascam DR-05 recorder. It seems to be working fine, but the other day, I was recording ambience (or whatever you want to call it) while travelling in a train. The recording never went over -2 dB, but I heard some weird sound "interruptions", that I can only describe as a sort of clipping, when listening on the Tascam. It was also there when listening to the file in Audacity. Is this something you recognize?

I recorded in 16-bit WAV without any limiter/compressor.

I have attached a screenshot of the file when viewed in Audacity - the interruptions in question can be seen as flat lines. Here is a snippet of the sound file: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3187541/tascampseudoclipping.wav
 

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