Re: [Audacity-devel] Master Gain Slider

[Daniel J. <da...@mo...>]

> > I also intended to have an "Automatic Gain Control" option
> > that adjusts all track gains down (by the same amount)
> > whenever clipping is detected.
>
> I'm strongly opposed to this, actually.  I'd rather have a guage or 
> something to tell me when it clips and by how much.

I don't see that these two features are exclusive. I think a virtual 'red 
light' would be a good idea to alert the user to clipping. Sometimes it's not 
obvious by ear - like if you're recording a guitar with effects which already 
has a clipped sound, even though the levels are right. Other times I've 
thought clipping was taking place because the waveform was extended towards 
the edges of the track window, only to find that we just got away with it... 
 
Presumably automatic gain control could be disabled in Preferences for people 
who prefer to set their level manually.

Cheers

Daniel