Just to try and answer myself, it really depends how the clipping is being measured and a second could actually quite a long time, i.e 243 clips could be individual samples out of what would be erm, 44.1 kHz at standard CD definition; 44100 samples a second.
Crazy talk:
In which case it could be a deliberate technique to increate energy in the track, I really want to try clipping an even distribution of individual samples on an otherwise well mixed and appropriately produced music. I wonder what it would doā¦ is it possible it would add something but the listener not really be aware of it??
My current DAW (Studio One) wonāt even let me clip a file when mixing down. It literally throws up a message saying it clipped and throws it away. Thereās probably a switch to disable that behavior but Iāve chosen to leave it on, figuring if Iām going to clip on purpose, I should do it before the mix-down stage.
All you have to do is take that sample (or submix) and hard limit it while upping the input gain. Lopping off the transient would be the same as redlining the outputā¦ except you can position this anywhere, volume-wise.
