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70 Chapter 5 Mixing Stereo and Surround Projects
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.
To find and correct clipping:
1 Reduce the volume by the amount shown in the peak indicator using the volume fader
or volume value slider.
2 Replay the project from the beginning (starting from the beginning resets the peak
indicators in your project).
3 If 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.
The peak indicator