Hi, I'm doing some more mastering. A couple of the songs have spikes, short duration but high signal level. Compression fails to hold these signals in place. I could tweak the compressor but when results aren't achieved quickly I look for another tool. Can SWH or anyone else explain what the Declipper does? In a moment of genius I began to suspect that it declips. Dah! I guess a definition of clip and an example for where this plugin is useful would be helpful. I've post fader and in front of the compressor inserted the declipper. In my test track, it doesn't appear to be doing anything. It's likely the spikes are not clips. However, the level of the spikes is probably +6.0dbfs hotter than the average level. If these spikes aren't clips, maybe I can normalize and close the level gap between the spikes and the average signal. I'll try that but suspect it won't do the job. Is there a different tool that can be used to control these spikes? Perhaps a despiker. :) ron __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/