diff --git a/buffer.go b/buffer.go
index a8536b0..f1aba9f 100644
--- a/buffer.go
+++ b/buffer.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gopxl/beep/internal/util"
 )
 
 // SampleRate is the number of samples per second.
@@ -63,11 +65,11 @@ func (f Format) DecodeUnsigned(p []byte) (sample [2]float64, n int) {
 func (f Format) encode(signed bool, p []byte, sample [2]float64) (n int) {
 	switch {
 	case f.NumChannels == 1:
-		x := norm((sample[0] + sample[1]) / 2)
+		x := util.Clamp((sample[0]+sample[1])/2, -1, 1)
 		p = p[encodeFloat(signed, f.Precision, p, x):]
 	case f.NumChannels >= 2:
 		for c := range sample {
-			x := norm(sample[c])
+			x := util.Clamp(sample[c], -1, 1)
 			p = p[encodeFloat(signed, f.Precision, p, x):]
 		}
 		for c := len(sample); c < f.NumChannels; c++ {
@@ -150,16 +152,6 @@ func unsignedToFloat(precision int, xUint64 uint64) float64 {
 	return float64(xUint64)/(math.Exp2(float64(precision)*8))*2 - 1
 }
 
-func norm(x float64) float64 {
-	if x < -1 {
-		return -1
-	}
-	if x > +1 {
-		return +1
-	}
-	return x
-}
-
 // Buffer is a storage for audio data. You can think of it as a bytes.Buffer for audio samples.
 type Buffer struct {
 	f    Format
diff --git a/compositors.go b/compositors.go
index d874d9f..8dabdb8 100644
--- a/compositors.go
+++ b/compositors.go
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ func (t *take) Stream(samples [][2]float64) (n int, ok bool) {
 	if t.remains <= 0 {
 		return 0, false
 	}
-	toStream := t.remains
-	if len(samples) < toStream {
-		toStream = len(samples)
-	}
+	toStream := min(t.remains, len(samples))
 	n, ok = t.s.Stream(samples[:toStream])
 	t.remains -= n
 	return n, ok
@@ -102,15 +99,10 @@ func Mix(s ...Streamer) Streamer {
 		var tmp [512][2]float64
 
 		for len(samples) > 0 {
-			toStream := len(tmp)
-			if toStream > len(samples) {
-				toStream = len(samples)
-			}
+			toStream := min(len(tmp), len(samples))
 
 			// clear the samples
-			for i := range samples[:toStream] {
-				samples[i] = [2]float64{}
-			}
+			clear(samples[:toStream])
 
 			snMax := 0 // max number of streamed samples in this iteration
 			for _, st := range s {
diff --git a/compositors_test.go b/compositors_test.go
index 53b9dd5..4c27803 100644
--- a/compositors_test.go
+++ b/compositors_test.go
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ func TestMix(t *testing.T) {
 
 	maxLen := 0
 	for _, d := range data {
-		if len(d) > maxLen {
-			maxLen = len(d)
-		}
+		maxLen = max(maxLen, len(d))
 	}
 
 	want := make([][2]float64, maxLen)
diff --git a/ctrl.go b/ctrl.go
index 6dc7e30..8ca1601 100644
--- a/ctrl.go
+++ b/ctrl.go
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ func (c *Ctrl) Stream(samples [][2]float64) (n int, ok bool) {
 		return 0, false
 	}
 	if c.Paused {
-		for i := range samples {
-			samples[i] = [2]float64{}
-		}
+		clear(samples)
 		return len(samples), true
 	}
 	return c.Streamer.Stream(samples)
diff --git a/effects/transition.go b/effects/transition.go
index a0af349..1aede34 100644
--- a/effects/transition.go
+++ b/effects/transition.go
@@ -57,11 +57,7 @@ func (t *TransitionStreamer) Stream(samples [][2]float64) (n int, ok bool) {
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
 		pos := t.pos + i
 		progress := float64(pos) / float64(t.len)
-		if progress < 0 {
-			progress = 0
-		} else if progress > 1 {
-			progress = 1
-		}
+		progress = min(progress, 1.0)
 		value := t.transitionFunc(progress)
 		gain := t.startGain + (t.endGain-t.startGain)*value
 
diff --git a/examples/speedy-player/main.go b/examples/speedy-player/main.go
index bf199d6..4058d59 100644
--- a/examples/speedy-player/main.go
+++ b/examples/speedy-player/main.go
@@ -103,12 +103,10 @@ func (ap *audioPanel) handle(event tcell.Event) (changed, quit bool) {
 			if event.Rune() == 'w' {
 				newPos += ap.sampleRate.N(time.Second)
 			}
-			if newPos < 0 {
-				newPos = 0
-			}
-			if newPos >= ap.streamer.Len() {
-				newPos = ap.streamer.Len() - 1
-			}
+			// Clamp the position to be within the stream
+			newPos = max(newPos, 0)
+			newPos = min(newPos, ap.streamer.Len()-1)
+
 			if err := ap.streamer.Seek(newPos); err != nil {
 				report(err)
 			}
@@ -130,9 +128,7 @@ func (ap *audioPanel) handle(event tcell.Event) (changed, quit bool) {
 		case 'z':
 			speaker.Lock()
 			newRatio := ap.resampler.Ratio() * 15 / 16
-			if newRatio < 0.001 {
-				newRatio = 0.001
-			}
+			newRatio = max(newRatio, 0.001) // Limit to a reasonable ratio
 			ap.resampler.SetRatio(newRatio)
 			speaker.Unlock()
 			return true, false
@@ -140,9 +136,7 @@ func (ap *audioPanel) handle(event tcell.Event) (changed, quit bool) {
 		case 'x':
 			speaker.Lock()
 			newRatio := ap.resampler.Ratio() * 16 / 15
-			if newRatio > 100 {
-				newRatio = 100
-			}
+			newRatio = min(newRatio, 100) // Limit to a reasonable ratio
 			ap.resampler.SetRatio(newRatio)
 			speaker.Unlock()
 			return true, false
diff --git a/generators/silence.go b/generators/silence.go
index 9c093d3..d36cea3 100644
--- a/generators/silence.go
+++ b/generators/silence.go
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ import "github.com/gopxl/beep"
 func Silence(num int) beep.Streamer {
 	if num < 0 {
 		return beep.StreamerFunc(func(samples [][2]float64) (m int, ok bool) {
-			for i := range samples {
-				samples[i] = [2]float64{}
-			}
+			clear(samples)
 			return len(samples), true
 		})
 	}
@@ -21,9 +19,7 @@ func Silence(num int) beep.Streamer {
 		if num < len(samples) {
 			samples = samples[:num]
 		}
-		for i := range samples {
-			samples[i] = [2]float64{}
-		}
+		clear(samples)
 		num -= len(samples)
 
 		return len(samples), true
diff --git a/internal/testtools/asserts.go b/internal/testtools/asserts.go
index 3f48dca..d5bfe43 100644
--- a/internal/testtools/asserts.go
+++ b/internal/testtools/asserts.go
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ func AssertStreamerHasCorrectReturnBehaviour(t *testing.T, s beep.Streamer, expe
 	buf := make([][2]float64, 512)
 	samplesLeft := expectedSamples - leaveUnreadInFirstCase
 	for samplesLeft > 0 {
-		toRead := len(buf)
-		if toRead > samplesLeft {
-			toRead = samplesLeft
-		}
+		toRead := min(samplesLeft, len(buf))
 		n, ok := s.Stream(buf[:toRead])
 		if !ok {
 			t.Fatalf("streamer returned !ok before it was expected to be drained")
diff --git a/internal/util/math.go b/internal/util/math.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e335edb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/util/math.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package util
+
+import "cmp"
+
+func Clamp[T cmp.Ordered](x, minV, maxV T) T {
+	return max(min(x, maxV), minV)
+}
diff --git a/internal/util/math_test.go b/internal/util/math_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa669f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/util/math_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestClamp(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, Clamp(-5, 0, 1))
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, Clamp(5, 0, 1))
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.5, Clamp(0.5, 0, 1))
+}
diff --git a/midi/decode.go b/midi/decode.go
index 057e5c7..8847b1d 100644
--- a/midi/decode.go
+++ b/midi/decode.go
@@ -100,10 +100,7 @@ func (d *decoder) Stream(samples [][2]float64) (n int, ok bool) {
 	}
 
 	for len(samples) > 0 {
-		cn := len(d.bufLeft)
-		if cn > len(samples) {
-			cn = len(samples)
-		}
+		cn := min(len(d.bufLeft), len(samples))
 
 		d.seq.Render(d.bufLeft[:cn], d.bufRight[:cn])
 		for i := 0; i < cn; i++ {
diff --git a/mixer.go b/mixer.go
index 9f0dd19..341c205 100644
--- a/mixer.go
+++ b/mixer.go
@@ -27,15 +27,10 @@ func (m *Mixer) Stream(samples [][2]float64) (n int, ok bool) {
 	var tmp [512][2]float64
 
 	for len(samples) > 0 {
-		toStream := len(tmp)
-		if toStream > len(samples) {
-			toStream = len(samples)
-		}
+		toStream := min(len(tmp), len(samples))
 
 		// clear the samples
-		for i := range samples[:toStream] {
-			samples[i] = [2]float64{}
-		}
+		clear(samples[:toStream])
 
 		for si := 0; si < len(m.streamers); si++ {
 			// mix the stream
diff --git a/resample.go b/resample.go
index c2eeee5..75fd709 100644
--- a/resample.go
+++ b/resample.go
@@ -115,12 +115,8 @@ func (r *Resampler) Stream(samples [][2]float64) (n int, ok bool) {
 		}
 
 		// Adjust the window to be within the available buffers.
-		if windowStart < 0 {
-			windowStart = 0
-		}
-		if windowEnd > r.end {
-			windowEnd = r.end
-		}
+		windowStart = max(windowStart, 0)
+		windowEnd = min(windowEnd, r.end)
 
 		// For each channel...
 		for c := range samples[0] {
diff --git a/speaker/speaker.go b/speaker/speaker.go
index 8103b7f..0503a70 100644
--- a/speaker/speaker.go
+++ b/speaker/speaker.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/gopxl/beep"
+	"github.com/gopxl/beep/internal/util"
 )
 
 const channelCount = 2
@@ -186,12 +187,7 @@ func (s *sampleReader) Read(buf []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	for i := range s.buf[:ns] {
 		for c := range s.buf[i] {
 			val := s.buf[i][c]
-			if val < -1 {
-				val = -1
-			}
-			if val > +1 {
-				val = +1
-			}
+			val = util.Clamp(val, -1, 1)
 			valInt16 := int16(val * (1<<15 - 1))
 			low := byte(valInt16)
 			high := byte(valInt16 >> 8)
diff --git a/streamers.go b/streamers.go
index 34b8e6b..888fdf4 100644
--- a/streamers.go
+++ b/streamers.go
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ func Silence(num int) Streamer {
 		if 0 < num && num < len(samples) {
 			samples = samples[:num]
 		}
-		for i := range samples {
-			samples[i] = [2]float64{}
-		}
+		clear(samples)
 		if num > 0 {
 			num -= len(samples)
 		}
diff --git a/wav/decode.go b/wav/decode.go
index c52fa8f..9d6f2f8 100644
--- a/wav/decode.go
+++ b/wav/decode.go
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/gopxl/beep"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+	"github.com/gopxl/beep"
 )
 
 // Decode takes a Reader containing audio data in WAVE format and returns a StreamSeekCloser,
@@ -207,10 +208,9 @@ func (d *decoder) Stream(samples [][2]float64) (n int, ok bool) {
 		return 0, false
 	}
 	bytesPerFrame := int(d.h.BytesPerFrame)
-	numBytes := int32(len(samples) * bytesPerFrame)
-	if numBytes > d.h.DataSize-d.pos {
-		numBytes = d.h.DataSize - d.pos
-	}
+	wantBytes := len(samples) * bytesPerFrame
+	availableBytes := int(d.h.DataSize - d.pos)
+	numBytes := min(wantBytes, availableBytes)
 	p := make([]byte, numBytes)
 	n, err := d.r.Read(p)
 	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {