Pro Channel Clip Light Hold

Is there a reason we can't hold the clip on the PC? Or have it show up in the wave Preview as a clip of a different color? It would be nice to not have to watch for this problem.
 
My use case is to record an entire concert in a single project and then dial in fx and mix like I'm the guy on the sound-board. This means gain adjustments etc along the way. For this reason, an apply gain setting in the Normalize Track window would be nice. I often try to calculate the amount of gain I want to fix into a track segment and then I normalize to get there. Since there is no automating gain, I can't have the mixer 'remember' the gain settings on the channels for the various songs.
 
Anyway, because songs vary a lot in attack on stage, mixing this way means that gain staging varies from song to song. Watching for clips is important. I feel I shouldn't have to rely on me seeing the light flicker red. In an 'on-stage' situation, it makes sense, because if it's clipped and past, the moment's gone anyway... who cares. :-) But in a 'mix it later' situation, you can totally prevent the clip.

Hi, Geoff.
 
If I understand you correctly, I can see that this would be helpful.  Perhaps if it left a marker like the peak meters do.
 
I have a screenset that has just the ProChannel clip meter showing at the top , over the track view.  I still have to watch it, but it makes the job easier.  Having a marker show where it went in the red would be nice, even though I don't have to work the same way that you do.
 
Hope you had a good Easter break.
 
Jonathan.

ProChannel peak hold would be particularly appropriate because if you're not in console view, you won't have an overview of all the PCs. The only downside I can think of is having to reset whenever it goes over. I'd be fine with one button for "hold PC peaks" and another for "reset PC peaks."
 
Feature request time?

For a lot of bit of money (also comes with RX3 for even more of a lot of bit of money), Izotope Insight can automatically write to an automation track every time the level goes over a selected peak target.

gswitz
 
Thanks for chiming in, Craig. It's nice to feel heard.

Well, I think it's a good suggestion that would have benefits beyond your particular situation. I hope you submit a feature a request. Tell 'em I sent you

Hi sharke, thank you for having this screenshot.  
 
(apologies) not to hijack this thread; a couple of months back i mentioned that the FX Chain LED was not lighted... this is clear now.
 
also, i did noticed that at times when there is more than one effect in the FX Chain and with reference to sharke's screenshot, it makes it very difficult to tell which effect is clipping unless we examine the plugs themselves one at a time.  
 
the only way, i can get an exact clip read out is to place a simple VU Meter before and after the effect plug.

Not necessarily. It is possible that a plug can overload at the input sage, but not at the output stage. If,as you say, the output level is set very low, then the plug can overload without it certainly being the case that the next module would light red.

I frequently get one module in a chain lighting without subsequent ones lighting up.

In your screen set, are there any modules before the EQ?

If not, try lowering the input of Ohmcide. Or the input on the FX Chain module.

If that doesn't work, try lowering the track input gain. If it is a hot signal then it's possible that the 3.1 dB gain in the EQ Hi Mid is clipping the FX Chain, but not the CE if the signal is being lowered in Ohmcide.

I submitted the request. Thanks everyone!