Does the clipping light only go on if headroom management is enabled?
If show clipping is selected but headroom management disabled is clipping not shown by the red signal light ?
I always thought it did but now am seeing it doesn’t.
.sjb
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Yep. The help says this, which doesn’t make it very clear:
If the Clipping indicator won’t toggle on, first check to ensure that Headroom Management is enabled. Start by setting the Headroom adjustment to -3dB. If Headroom adjustment is left at 0dB the audio stream will not be modified
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Hey Sloop,
Been a Roonie for almost 7 years and just recently figured out that “clipping” light" is an important indicator. I just never played with it. I heard some distortion on a handful of recordings…it bothered the heck out of me because I could not trace it down. Someone mentioned I look into that setting since I use custom Convolutions ala Thierry @ https://www.homeaudiofidelity.com for Room Correction. It turns out I needed almost -8 db to tune out my Clipping…I know this sounds crazy but that Setting adjustment made my whole system sound like like a brand new one…even playing 90db+, my system sounds so effortless and clean!!! All I can say is wow… that I was so lame not to check that when I first heard it…I’m just so lucky that distortion did no damage to my electronics or speakers!
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I presume you’ve used a specific track you know to be mastered close to the limit?
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What is it? 
The Boomtown Rats last album “in the long grass”.
Track is Dave
Horrendously remastered- it actually is headache inducing.
.sjb
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My reference track for clipping is Black Sabbath “13” - Loner. Clips around 2:20.