Summed Stems Peaking - Help needed!

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I’ve created 10 stems, on playback with all at unity 0db, everything plays back perfect - no clipping.

BUT when I mute one of the tracks, I get overs and clipping. How can removing (muting) a track cause the remaining stems to playback louder? Maybe it’s something simple I’m missing, but I’m currently at a loss trying to figure out what’s causing this.

Any ideas/suggestions will be greatly appreciated!!

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Phase cancellation can cause this.

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Thanks so much for the quick reply!
That’s interesting - can you explain more? Where do I start looking for the cause?

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Here’s an article I found using a quick google search.
It could serve as a good starting point.

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Thanks again for your help! I will take a look at the link you provided.