# \#gamemaker

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## [Default limiting/clip strategy?](https://qa.fmod.com/t/default-limiting-clip-strategy/23193)

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**Author:** [@blockdude11](https://qa.fmod.com/u/blockdude11)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/default-limiting-clip-strategy/23193 "2025-07-28T08:57:27Z")

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I have a basically-unconfigured implementation of the engine in GameMaker and I’m curious what it’s going to do about extremely loud inputs by default. I ask because I am using fmod\_channel\_control\_set\_volume() with gain…

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## [How to get the beats of a song before playing it?](https://qa.fmod.com/t/how-to-get-the-beats-of-a-song-before-playing-it/22144)

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**Author:** [@Batata\_Person](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Batata_Person)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/how-to-get-the-beats-of-a-song-before-playing-it/22144 "2024-10-09T06:05:00Z")

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Hi! (new here) making a rhythm game and because the notes need to start appearing before the song actually begins i need to have a way to start counting beats before playing the song itself. i tried simply having a muted…

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## [Exporting ERROR for Mac with GameMaker Studio](https://qa.fmod.com/t/exporting-error-for-mac-with-gamemaker-studio/21955)

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**Author:** [@mdelangel](https://qa.fmod.com/u/mdelangel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/exporting-error-for-mac-with-gamemaker-studio/21955 "2024-08-01T03:27:17Z")

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Hello! I’ve been working on a mac build of a game I made with a friend but ran into a huge issue. The game exports and functions as normal, but fmod does not initialize so it has no sound or music. And when I try to run …