One clip is REALLY LOUD for no reason I can find

[Barry Seymour]

I'm a beginner, have recorded my first multitrack song and I need some help.

I have a bass track in my composition consisting of multiple clips, since I did a bunch of punch-ins while recording it.

I've been working on mixing and refining the recording for a few days, now, but suddenly one audio clip in the bass track has become INSANELY LOUD.  The graphical representation of the waveform in the clip is the same as the adjacent clips, and when I locate and play the wav file for the clip in Windows Explorer, it sounds fine. I can't for the life of me figure out why this one clip is super loud!

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks,

Barry

[Barry Seymour]

I eliminated the problem, although I'm not sure I understand it. There was a 'Sonitus Effect' on the clip; I think it was 'equalizer.' I managed to delete it and the clip went back to normal volume.

Sometimes it feels like I'm fumbling around here. 😄

[mark skinner]

Barry , I've also seen this happen when 2 clips get piled on top of each other (if you are working in a single lane) and using sound on sound mode. I have a friend that does this pretty often , he'll just forget to undo the last take before trying it again.  I'll grab the clip and move it and find 1 or more clips under it.