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Chapter 5 Mixing Stereo and Surround Projects 69
The compressor is added to the Effects list in the Effects tab; it also appears in the
Effects list in the submix track in the Timeline and in the Mixer.
4 Press Shift-Return to play your project again. How does the compressor effect change
the sound of your final mix?
If you want to further adjust the compressor, you can display it by clicking the
Advanced button in the Effects tab; you can also automate the compression envelope
on the submix track in the Timeline.
Play the project once again. As the project plays, watch your project’s audio meter (in
the Meters tab), especially the clipping meter, which lights up any time the levels are
loud enough to distort the audio.
Note: Soundtrack Pro projects clip whenever the output displayed in the level meters
exceeds zero decibels (0 dB).
Watch the audio while the project plays through to its end. If you saw any clipping,
you’ll need to remove it.
The compressor appears
in the Effects list.
The compressor also
appears in the submix
track of the Timeline.
Use the Meters tab to
watch for clipping.