Clipping sound or audio distortion in Exported file

Clipping sound or audio distortion in Exported file

Audio files that are highly compressed (pushed to the limit of the recording envelope) may clip when exported. To eliminate this problem, we suggest that you reduce the volume slider to 95%. The volume slider affects the volume of the exported file so by reducing it to 95% you should eliminate this clipping sound.  (in rare instance we have seen the need to reduce this to as low as 85%)


REMEMBER, if you are exporting multiple loops or a loop within an entire song, you will need to change the volume in each of these areas because loops are not affected by the global settings applied to non-loop areas and conversely settings applied to non-loop areas will not affect any loop areas.

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