# Audio Clipping Region Exporter Detect digital clipping and export timecoded flat-top regions for de-clipper repair or editorial notes. > Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/audio-clipping-region-exporter - **Category:** Media - **Keywords:** audio, clipping, digital clipping, de-clipper, clipping detector, flat top, distortion, repair ## Overview Scans decoded waveform samples for positive and negative flat tops near full scale. The result includes clipped sample counts, time ranges, severity, CSV text, and de-clipper guidance for distorted recordings. ## Inputs - **Audio File** (file): Select an audio file - **Clipping Threshold** (number) - **Minimum Run (samples)** (number) - **Merge Gap (ms)** (number) ## When to use - When preparing distorted audio recordings for restoration using external de-clipper software. - When auditing voiceovers, podcasts, or music tracks for digital clipping before final mastering. - When generating timecoded quality control reports of audio distortion for post-production editors. ## How it works - Upload your audio file and set the clipping threshold to define how close to full scale a sample must be to count as clipped. - Configure the minimum run of consecutive flat-top samples and the merge gap duration to group nearby clipped regions. - The tool scans the decoded waveform samples to locate positive and negative flat tops. - Download the resulting JSON report containing timecoded ranges, sample counts, severity levels, and CSV data. ## Use cases - Generating timecoded CSV logs of clipped regions for dialogue editors to review. - Identifying severe distortion spots in field recordings before applying restoration plugins. - Automating quality control checks on master audio files to ensure they do not exceed digital ceiling limits. ## Frequently asked questions ### What audio file formats are supported? Any standard audio file format that can be decoded into waveform samples. ### What does the Clipping Threshold option do? It sets the amplitude limit, from 0.85 to 1.0, above which flat-top samples are flagged as clipped. ### How does the Merge Gap setting work? It combines individual clipping events that occur within the specified millisecond window into a single reported region. ### What is the Minimum Run setting? It defines the minimum number of consecutive flat-top samples required to register a clipping event. ### Can I use this tool to repair the audio directly? No, this tool detects and exports clipping regions; you must use the exported data with an external de-clipper tool to repair the audio. ## Related tools - [Audio Non-Silence Detector](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/audio-non-silence-detector): Detect and list the parts of the audio that contain sound - [Audio Silence Detector](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/audio-silence-detector): Detect and list the start and end times of silent parts - [Audio Bitcrusher](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/audio-bitcrusher): Reduce the sample rate and bit depth for a lo-fi effect - [Audio Groove Quantizer](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/audio-groove-quantize): Detect loop transients and pull them toward a beat grid, swing template, or a reference audio groove. - [Audio Key Change for Singers](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/audio-key-change-for-singers): Transpose a song by key or semitones while preserving its duration and speed. - [Audio Mouth Click Finder](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/audio-mouth-click-finder): Detect-style repair for lip smacks, saliva clicks, mouth ticks, and small voice-over clicks. - [Audio Speaker Turn Detector](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/audio-speaker-turn-detector): Mark likely acoustic turn changes in speech-range audio and export an approximate turn timeline. - [Audio Voice Activity Segmentation](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/audio-voice-activity-segmentation): Detect likely speech-range activity and export speech/non-speech ranges as JSON, CSV, SRT markers, or an FFmpeg cut list. ## Samples - [Copyright-Free FLAC Audio Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/flac-samples): Lossless FLAC audio samples for testing and development, mirrored from MP3 set with nature sounds and meditation music - [Copyright-Free MP3 Audio Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/mp3-samples): Collection of royalty-free audio samples for testing and development purposes including nature sounds, meditation music, and ambient audio - [Copyright-Free WAV Audio Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/wav-samples): Uncompressed PCM WAV audio samples for testing and development, mirrored from MP3 set with nature sounds and meditation music - [Copyright-Free Raw PCM Audio Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/pcm-samples): Raw PCM s16le audio samples featuring nature ambience and relaxing music for waveform, playback, and conversion workflows ## Related content - [Audiobook & Voiceover Production Tools](https://elysiatools.com/en/hubs/audiobook-and-voiceover-production-tools): Prepare narration takes, proofread against the manuscript, repair breaths and room tone, choose strong reads, and export ACX-aware audiobook or voiceover segments in your browser.