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Loudness and Clipping
Audio above 0dB clips and sounds broken; leave about -1dB headroom before export. Podcasts/streaming have loudness targets (around -16/-14 LUFS), but normalization cannot fix distortion, and over-denoising sounds metallic.
Flat tops on the waveform.
Leave headroom before export.
Platform loudness target.
Lower gain instead of hard limiting.
Gentle multi-pass denoise.
FAQ
Can clipping be fixed?
Clipped information can't be fully restored; you can only soften it.
Is louder better?
No; platforms normalize, and too loud only distorts.