> Should the master track NEVER clip no matter what? can this damage my > card? Probably not, but it CAN damage your speakers, and your ears! If you are doing your own mastering, use a limiter, and set the output level a few tenths of a dB below 0dBfs. HTH, Peace, Ed Billeaud Snowflake Studio ----------------------------------------------------------------- LUG Group Buy for Serato's Pitch n' Time LE until June 14th! See http://logic-users.org/groupbuy/serato for full details