In digital audio, we have a limited range of sample values to represent the audio signal. If you already have some clipped audio, I will also explain what you can do to fix audio clipping at the end of this article. But more importantly: I’ll explain what you need to do to ensure you avoid clipping your audio and never again end up with a distorted and useless recording. In this article, I will show you how to tell if your audio is clipping. You can easily prevent audio clipping by just using your eyes and the meter on your recorder.
You’ve just finished recording your latest video and you play it back and instead of hearing pristine audio, everything is too loud and messed up.
Keep an eye on the peak ‘LED’ indicator.Keep an eye on the audio waveform profile.
