Roger Nichols Digital has a free plug-in INSPECTOR that you can set all of the clip criterion on. Its free, check it out.
http://www.kaosaudio.com/roger-nich...inspector-free/ [/QUOTE]

and thanks for teh plug in, im just checking out the manual now.

Alright, here´s another spot where I can clear some things up with my SAE-based knowledge...

1.) The INTERNAL mixing of any DAW (I know for sure it is that way with Protools and Logic) does NOT CLIP ! This means, you can have whatever level you want on your individual tracks.

2.) A LIMITER does nothing else than limiting of peaks which results in the waveform getting more and more square-like. This adds overtones, which means that a digital limiter does the same thing then clipping does.
So drive them gently, otherwise you will ruin your work. The compression in mastering should be done by compressors, limiters should ONLY do the limiting, so if the red "active" led flashes every once in a while, thats perfectly ok.

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so if the red "active" led flashes every once in a while, thats perfectly ok.

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Originally posted by Johnny Cache a digital limiter does the same thing then clipping does.

No.

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I am not talking about INPUT or OUPUT clipping on an AD/DA Converter

plus, I meant the active LED on the limiter that shows when gain reduction is made, not the LED on the master meter

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Agenda 2009:

WinterWorld, Sporthalle Oberwerth, Koblenz
Trance Energy, Jaarbeurs Utrecht
Mayday, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
Nature One, Pydna, Kastellaun / Hunsrück

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plus, I meant the active LED on the limiter that shows when gain reduction is made, not the LED on the master meter

bumma, back to the drawing broad.

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but if its only a few very short little peaks on the attacks of some layered percussion or something then theres nothing wrong with using a limiter to limit them.

thats exactly whats happening... so should i just activate the limiter (bypass) on the channel thats clipping for that short space of time or just keep the limiter on there throughout the track???

use your ears. If the limiter is used sparingly and used to capture the odd peak it should be fine. Just use your ears. Personally i would just turn down the individual channels and leave the 2buss compression/limiting to the mastering engineer.

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Originally posted by themonkeylover thats exactly whats happening... so should i just activate the limiter (bypass) on the channel thats clipping for that short space of time or just keep the limiter on there throughout the track???

keep it on through the whole track. otherwise you could hear some jumps in volume when switching. the limiter will leave anything untouched until the signal is over the threshold value.