Music Glossary: peaks

Ratio between peak and RMS level; higher values indicate more transient material. more

Margin between nominal operating level and the clip point; prevents overload on peaks. more

Conservative peaks (-12 to -6 dBFS) on digital capture to prevent intersample and plug-in overload. more

Keep peaks under -6 dBFS on tracks/buses; leave -3 to -1 dBTP for mastering. more