AUDIO CLIPPING/DESTROYED WHEN EXPORTED TO QUICKTIME

Hi folks! Does Bob need your help today!
I am working on a sequence in Final Cut Pro. When I play it in the timeline, the audio sounds fine. However, when I export it to Quicktime, it is a lot louder and the audio clips like crazy (distorts/sounds destroyed). I am really in trouble here and just can't figure it out. I'm going nuts! All I want is to have what I have in the timeline exported as it is.
Some details to help you help me:
- although it sounds good when played in the timeline, the audio does stray into the red. I don't see why this should matter since it sounds fine in the timeline - this is all I want when exporting.
- I have one video track and several audio tracks.
To all who do, thanks so much for helping me.

Going into the red with digital audio is not the same as when it happens with analog audio.
With digital sound the signal is being truncated and as you remarked, quite literally being destroyed.
Redlining analog audio, is introducing distortion but there is still "headroom" and in reasonable doses it can give you a nice fuzzy feeling.
Bottom line -don't let your digital audio signal go into the red.
Have a look at the keyword searchable, Final Cut Pro User Manual in FCP's Help menu bar item, where this is explained in more detail.
Your search term for the day "Audio Levels, Meters, and Output Channels".

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