07) What is Clip Clock?
Clip Clock is very simple idea, but a powerful tool that is unique to Gold Clip. It does two things.
First, it monitors the maximum amount of clipping in your track. If you clip the track by 5 dB, and that's more than you intended, Clip Clock will let you know in the MAX CLIP field.
Second, it records the MIN:SEC of where that maximum amount of clipping took place.
Even if the plugin window is closed, Clip Clock keeps track of the maximum amount of clipping and its location. To hear if the clipping is too much or too little, navigate to that MIN:SEC of the song and let your ears decide. Double-click "MAX CLIP" or "MIN:SEC" at any time to reset.
It is a simple, yet extremely useful tool to help you dial in your clipping and Gold processing. Remember, less clipping results in cleaner Gold processing. In some ways, they are inversely related. That's why I included Clip Clock -- so you can fine-tune your clipping and maximize the impact of Gold.
Give it a try, and let me know what you think. Tag @SchwabeDigital in an instagram story and show us how you are using Gold Clip. We'll repost.
Be well,
Ryan Schwabe
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Ryan Schwabe
Schwabe Digital is an audio technology development project by Grammy-nominated and Platinum-certified mixing & mastering engineer Ryan Schwabe.
Ryan received his second Grammy nomination for "Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical" for mixing and mastering the album, Adolescence by BAYNK in 2023. His first nomination was for mixing the "Best Dance/Electronic Album" Planets Mad by Baauer in 2021. He is a platinum-certified mixing and mastering engineer, a former professor of recording arts & music production at Drexel University's Music Industry Program, and a former Vice President of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Recording Academy, as well as Co-Chair of the Producer and Engineer's Wing. Currently, he is the Treasurer of the Philadelphia Chapter of the AES and the owner of Xcoustic Sound, a mixing and mastering post-production audio company. Ryan is also the owner and product designer for Schwabe Digital.