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PPaulson:
I have been enjoying JR since June, recently I started tinkering with the sound because something didn't sound right to my ears on my main system. It sounded like certain frequencies were being cutoff especially treble and bass therefore curtailing their impact this is in Clip Protection Mode. I engage the Tone Controls on my Pre-Amp but leave them at zero gain and use the Equalizer in JRiver as MC
In Flatline the music to me sounds more lively but certain frequencies distort especially in the newer music where the  loudness is bumped up.
Is there a solution maintain Tone Control (treble and bass) without it being cutoff or distort on all files.
Thanks

RD James:
There are multiple solutions for this, but you should never disable Clipping Protection.
 
For one thing, all digital controls should be used as negative adjustments. I'd actually be surprised if JRiver doesn't normalize that behind the scenes.
What that means is, instead of boosting Bass +6dB, you would reduce Treble -6dB.
The effect is the same, but it won't clip/distort.
 
I'd also strongly recommend that you run audio analysis on your library - which may take some time if none of your files are analyzed.
You have to select all your tracks, and then use: Tools > Library Tools > Analyze Audio.
Once your tracks are analyzed, enable Volume Leveling in DSP Studio.
This should generally provide you with more headroom for DSP, and ensures that inter-sample clipping is also avoided, not just sample-based clipping.
You should also change the dither mode to TPDF rather than JRiver Dither if using Volume Leveling. Tools > Options > Audio > Advanced > Dither Mode.

PPaulson:
Thanks RD, I'll give your suggestions a try
Paul

harlington:
What about Adaptive volume? Enable or not?  Can you explain the dilther mode? What does it do and the difference between TPDF and JRiver Bit-exact Dilthering? Thanks.

RD James:

--- Quote from: harlington on November 29, 2018, 07:52:48 pm ---What about Adaptive volume? Enable or not?  Can you explain the dilther mode? What does it do and the difference between TPDF and JRiver Bit-exact Dilthering? Thanks.

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I would not use adaptive volume.
Setting dither to TPDF will eliminate distortion with volume or DSP adjustments.

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