Hello! Did you read this?
https://www.sounddevices.com/sample-32-bit-float-and-24-bit-fixed-wav-files/
I think, the equivalent functionality in audacity is effects-amplify -26db to restore file uncipped.
The max level now is 0 and clipping is fixed but
I see audacity still shows graphically the quietest (0 level) is about -144db.
So it seems amplify acts as a compressor which attenuates loudest sounds to 0db but leaves the quetest ones at -144db.
Is it the case? Or in reality it attenuates also the lower border to -26db so it becomes about -144-26=-170db?
We know that 32bit float can store this low value, since 0 voltage level is -758 db.
Also in this case would be nice to have a plugin which shows not only the max (peak) values like Find Peaks, but also Find Mins.
If after amlification-attenuation audacity really preserves the dynamic range and saves it back in 32bit float wav, what will happen if I bouce this file to 24 bit signed integer wav which cannot keep dynamic range 170 db?