Correcting Clipping on the Master Bus or for Exported Items

Clipping occurs whenever the output displayed in the level meters exceeds zero decibels (0 dB). Because Soundtrack Pro uses floating point digital audio, clipping only needs to be corrected on a multitrack project’s Master bus.

To fix clipping, you simply adjust the volume until the clipping ceases.

The peak indicator

To find and correct clipping:

1Reduce the volume by the amount shown in the peak indicator using the volume fader or volume value slider.

2Replay the project from the beginning (starting from the beginning resets the peak indicators in your project).

3If clipping still occurs, continue to reduce the volume until the project does not clip.

Listening One More Time

To be safe, listen to your project again (or a few more times). Is this your final mix?

If so, your mixing process is complete.

In some situations, you may also want to listen to a mono mix of your project. For example, if your final project will be listened to on a single speaker or other nonstereo output, you might want to test the mono mix for phasing and other playback issues.

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