Hi

I know DigiCheck for a long time, but never really used it, cos I thought I cannot monitor the Audio Output under Mac OS X until I read the easy workaround to Loopback the output to an unused input. So since I know of that option I monitor every recording and every song that I play on my computer through RME DigiCheck (means: I look at the spectral analyser and Level Meters for clips etc.). So far so good.

Here?s my "problem" or question.

When I look at the meters while a professional Song is played after a short time the Level meter displays Clipping and Oversampling. Even in the TotalMix there is sometimes the message OVR. I mean I understand I could set more Samples than 3 for indicating me there?s OVR. But the default setting is 3 FS Samples for OVR.  I dont want to change that, besides someone explains me why I should enter more. And I understand that professional songs are mixed very very loud with less and less dynamics. (For example Californication from Red Hot chilli Peppers, besides it?s not reall my favorite music I cannot listen to it beacuse it clips all the time. I know that this album was discussed a lot in the context of the "loudness war"

But my question is why I get Oversampling at nearly every song. I understand why the level meter parks at 0 dB e.g. when I play the Californication album, but why do I get OVR ?

best regards

myand