diff --git a/core/Clipper.cpp b/core/Clipper.cpp
index 31a6b99..733ef48 100644
--- a/core/Clipper.cpp
+++ b/core/Clipper.cpp
@@ -21,13 +21,7 @@ float Clipper::clip(const float in) {
   switch (mode_) {
   default:
   case kClipperModeHard: {
-    float out = in;
-    if (in > 0) {
-      out = in > clip_ ? clip_ : in;
-    } else {
-      out = in < -clip_ ? -clip_ : in;
-    }
-    return out;
+    return std::fmin(std::fmax(in, -clip_), clip_);
   }
   case kClipperModeSoft: {
     float normalized = (in / clip_) * 0.75f;