diff --git a/scripts/pyaudio3dtools/audiofile.py b/scripts/pyaudio3dtools/audiofile.py
index d01d07824595cd2a9c833c67de1b9cbac43528dc..46bb452082c7d8a0cca04875bc5bca1dd399ccdf 100755
--- a/scripts/pyaudio3dtools/audiofile.py
+++ b/scripts/pyaudio3dtools/audiofile.py
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ def writefile(filename: str, x: np.ndarray, fs: int = 48000) -> None:
     """
     _, file_extension = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filename))
 
+    clipped_samples = np.sum(np.logical_or(x < np.iinfo(np.int16).min, x > np.iinfo(np.int16).max))
+    if clipped_samples > 0:
+        print("  Warning: %i samples clipped"%clipped_samples)
+        x = np.clip(x, np.iinfo(np.int16).min, np.iinfo(np.int16).max)
+
     if file_extension == ".wav":
         x = x.astype(np.int16)
         wav.write(filename, fs, x)