Imported MP3 wavewform shows clipping but it isn't clipping

I’ve imported an mp3 into Cubase Artist 13 (onto an audio track) and although there’s nothing wrong with the mp3 most of the waveform is completely solid, just a couple of quieter sections to prove that there is a waveform there. It sounds fine, no audible clipping.

The same mp3 imported into Audacity shows perfectly normally and only the loudest bits get near 0 db.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the way it was imported, it seems to me that the waveform display has insufficient headroom but I can’t find any way to adjust it. Zooming in just shows the same problem only larger.

I’m coming back to Cubase after a good few years away and I didn’t know much last time :slightly_smiling_face:, also, I’m not really a musician, I just happen to love music.

Hi,

Make sure, the Zoom Waveform is not on a very high level, please.

Could you attach a screenshot?

Drag this to the lowest value, please.
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Thanks both, that’s fixed it nicely. I haven’t discovered all the tools and controls yet, but I’m going to keep learning.

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