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Tracks should never be in the red, because if they are they are already clipping. You need to record and mix in the green with occasional spikes in the yellow. In the mastering stage you gain stage the volume with limiting plugs and such.



Sorry, but I meant the small BOX in the upper left hand corner of the tracks. It's RED when the track is armed but when you arm another track the previous one (still armed) turns green (more like barf green) and the newly armed track is red. On Reaper the BOX all stay red.