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There ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­an ­­­­­­­­­upper ­­­­­­­­­limit ­­­­­­­­­to ­­­­­­­­­how ­­­­­­­­­loud ­­­­­­­­­a ­­­­­­­­­signal ­­­­­­­­­can­­­­­­­­­ be ­­­­­­­­­when ­­­­­­­­­it ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­being ­­­­­­­­­recorded.­­­­­­­­­ If ­­­­­­­­­the signal ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­too ­­­­­­­­­loud, ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­peaks ­­­­­­­­­of ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­signal ­­­­­­­­­will ­­­­­­­­­be ­­­­­­­­­flattened ­­­­­­­­­out­­­­­­­­­ and ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­signal ­­­­­­­­­will ­­­­­­­­­be ­­­­­­­­­distorted. ­­­­­­­­­Keep ­­­­­­­­­an ­­­­­­­­­eye ­­­­­­­­­on ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­red ­­­­­­­­­lights ­­­­­­­­­in ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­level­­­­­­­­­ meters.­­­­­­­­­ They’re ­­­­­­­­­a ­­­­­­­­­warning ­­­­­­­­­that ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­signal ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­too ­­­­­­­­­loud ­­­­­­­­­and ­­­­­­­­­may­­­­­­­­­ be ­­­­­­­­­clipping.­­­­­­­­­ Turn ­­­­­­­­­down ­­­­­­­­­whatever ­­­­­­­­­you’re­­­­­­­­­ recording ­­­­­­­­­to ­­­­­­­­­stop ­­­­­­­­­that ­­­­­­­­­from ­­­­­­­­­happening.­­­­­­­­­