Thanks for the confirmation bitflipper... was assuming it technically couldn't be the CD. Thanks CJays for point out panning law. I am now educated :) AT - I imported it into CD Architect. No clip. Noticed in Sonar I had panning law set to 0db center. When I set it to -3db center it no longer clips. The track is stereo So I was importing a mastered tune for quick A/B comparison. Not completely clear how panning laws apply in this scenario. Should I just turn the gain down knowing my panning law might impact its level? Thx Mark