With JST Clip, you can dial in a little of it or a lot without needing to worry about pushing your tracks peak volume up. You can describe what’s going on sonically however you want (although, a few of our favorites are “sorcery” and “badass”). “Crispiness” as Fluff describes it on his snare. They’re built to bring out a bit more body and perceived loudness without sending your meters into the red. Clippers are designed to create harmonic distortion that sounds natural and usable in a mix. Using a tool like JST Clip acts on your source in a completely different way. No, not in the way we just said would sound harsh and unnatural by raising the fader or clip gain. Our recommendation is pretty straightforward… Clip it. Turning the volume up to compensate for one part of a song can often cause harsh digital clipping elsewhere. The initial reaction to making something louder in a mix is simple: TURN IT UP! Sometimes you can’t do that, especially with more dynamic instruments like drums and vocals that are already close to peaking.