# I hear a compression or limitation

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/i-hear-a-compression-or-limitation/12677>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Created:** [September 3, 2016, 10:47am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/i-hear-a-compression-or-limitation/12677 "2016-09-03T10:47:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![johnnyisgood1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@johnnyisgood1](https://qa.fmod.com/u/johnnyisgood1)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 10:47am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/i-hear-a-compression-or-limitation/12677/1 "2016-09-03T10:47:36Z")

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Hello,

I’m using Fmod Studio and I can hear something that compress or limit the sound somewhere…

Any way to get rid of it ?

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**Author:** ![nick1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/47e85d/32.png) [@nick1](https://qa.fmod.com/u/nick1)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/i-hear-a-compression-or-limitation/12677/2 "2016-09-05T00:15:04Z")

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If you output signal over 0db there is a limiter built into the operating system on Windows.

See [http://www.fmod.org/questions/question/sounds-drowning-out-music/](http://www.fmod.org/questions/question/sounds-drowning-out-music/)