# Vertical red lines in the recording

## Causes

This is a visual indication that your recording has [clipping](https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/audacity_waveform.html#clip). See [crackles-pops-and-distortion-in-the-recording](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/solving-recording-problems/crackles-pops-and-distortion-in-the-recording "mention") for more information.

## Fixes

The vertical red lines show where the clipping has occurred; these clipping indicators can be turned on and off *(Audacity default setting is "off")* by selecting **View ->** **Show Clipping in Waveform**.

![A waveform with clipping](https://2387260374-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MhmBVzGzh8SctWQ6jPR%2Fuploads%2FIjCxEWhFAbpPEoZrBihw%2FTrackExampleClipping.png?alt=media\&token=56dfcf99-6a8e-421e-a779-b7555255a697)

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