diff --git a/test/torchaudio_unittest/batch_consistency_test.py b/test/torchaudio_unittest/batch_consistency_test.py
index 78e3cd62f9..851fc9c86c 100644
--- a/test/torchaudio_unittest/batch_consistency_test.py
+++ b/test/torchaudio_unittest/batch_consistency_test.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import itertools
 from parameterized import parameterized
 
+import math
+
 import torch
 import torchaudio
 import torchaudio.functional as F
@@ -59,6 +61,78 @@ def test_detect_pitch_frequency(self, frequency, sample_rate, n_channels):
                                              n_channels=n_channels, duration=5)
         self.assert_batch_consistencies(F.detect_pitch_frequency, waveform, sample_rate)
 
+    def test_amplitude_to_DB(self):
+        torch.manual_seed(0)
+        spec = torch.rand(2, 100, 100) * 200
+
+        amplitude_mult = 20.
+        amin = 1e-10
+        ref = 1.0
+        db_mult = math.log10(max(amin, ref))
+
+        # Test with & without a `top_db` clamp
+        self.assert_batch_consistencies(F.amplitude_to_DB, spec, amplitude_mult,
+                                        amin, db_mult, top_db=None)
+        self.assert_batch_consistencies(F.amplitude_to_DB, spec, amplitude_mult,
+                                        amin, db_mult, top_db=40.)
+
+    def test_amplitude_to_DB_itemwise_clamps(self):
+        """Ensure that the clamps are separate for each spectrogram in a batch.
+
+        The clamp was determined per-batch in a prior implementation, which
+        meant it was determined by the loudest item, thus items weren't
+        independent. See:
+
+        https://github.com/pytorch/audio/issues/994
+
+        """
+        amplitude_mult = 20.
+        amin = 1e-10
+        ref = 1.0
+        db_mult = math.log10(max(amin, ref))
+        top_db = 20.
+
+        # Make a batch of noise
+        torch.manual_seed(0)
+        spec = torch.rand([2, 2, 100, 100]) * 200
+        # Make one item blow out the other
+        spec[0] += 50
+
+        batchwise_dbs = F.amplitude_to_DB(spec, amplitude_mult, amin,
+                                          db_mult, top_db=top_db)
+        itemwise_dbs = torch.stack([
+            F.amplitude_to_DB(item, amplitude_mult, amin,
+                              db_mult, top_db=top_db)
+            for item in spec
+        ])
+
+        self.assertEqual(batchwise_dbs, itemwise_dbs)
+
+    def test_amplitude_to_DB_not_channelwise_clamps(self):
+        """Check that clamps are applied per-item, not per channel."""
+        amplitude_mult = 20.
+        amin = 1e-10
+        ref = 1.0
+        db_mult = math.log10(max(amin, ref))
+        top_db = 40.
+
+        torch.manual_seed(0)
+        spec = torch.rand([1, 2, 100, 100]) * 200
+        # Make one channel blow out the other
+        spec[:, 0] += 50
+
+        specwise_dbs = F.amplitude_to_DB(spec, amplitude_mult, amin,
+                                         db_mult, top_db=top_db)
+        channelwise_dbs = torch.stack([
+            F.amplitude_to_DB(spec[:, i], amplitude_mult, amin,
+                              db_mult, top_db=top_db)
+            for i in range(spec.size(-3))
+        ])
+
+        # Just check channelwise gives a different answer.
+        difference = (specwise_dbs - channelwise_dbs).abs()
+        assert (difference >= 1e-5).any()
+
     def test_contrast(self):
         waveform = torch.rand(2, 100) - 0.5
         self.assert_batch_consistencies(F.contrast, waveform, enhancement_amount=80.)
@@ -103,7 +177,7 @@ class TestTransforms(common_utils.TorchaudioTestCase):
 
     """Test suite for classes defined in `transforms` module"""
     def test_batch_AmplitudeToDB(self):
-        spec = torch.rand((6, 201))
+        spec = torch.rand((2, 6, 201))
 
         # Single then transform then batch
         expected = torchaudio.transforms.AmplitudeToDB()(spec).repeat(3, 1, 1)
diff --git a/test/torchaudio_unittest/functional/functional_cpu_test.py b/test/torchaudio_unittest/functional/functional_cpu_test.py
index c4ba42391d..21e5a3e1b7 100644
--- a/test/torchaudio_unittest/functional/functional_cpu_test.py
+++ b/test/torchaudio_unittest/functional/functional_cpu_test.py
@@ -83,46 +83,78 @@ def test_pitch(self, frequency):
         self.assertFalse(s)
 
 
-class TestDB_to_amplitude(common_utils.TorchaudioTestCase):
-    def test_DB_to_amplitude(self):
-        # Make some noise
-        x = torch.rand(1000)
-        spectrogram = torchaudio.transforms.Spectrogram()
-        spec = spectrogram(x)
-
+class Testamplitude_to_DB(common_utils.TorchaudioTestCase):
+    @parameterized.expand([
+        ([100, 100],),
+        ([2, 100, 100],),
+        ([2, 2, 100, 100],),
+    ])
+    def test_reversible(self, shape):
+        """Round trip between amplitude and db should return the original for various shape
+
+        This implicitly also tests `DB_to_amplitude`.
+
+        """
+        amplitude_mult = 20.
+        power_mult = 10.
         amin = 1e-10
         ref = 1.0
-        db_multiplier = math.log10(max(amin, ref))
-
-        # Waveform amplitude -> DB -> amplitude
-        multiplier = 20.
-        power = 0.5
-
-        db = F.amplitude_to_DB(torch.abs(x), multiplier, amin, db_multiplier, top_db=None)
-        x2 = F.DB_to_amplitude(db, ref, power)
+        db_mult = math.log10(max(amin, ref))
 
-        self.assertEqual(x2, torch.abs(x), atol=5e-5, rtol=1e-5)
+        torch.manual_seed(0)
+        spec = torch.rand(*shape) * 200
 
         # Spectrogram amplitude -> DB -> amplitude
-        db = F.amplitude_to_DB(spec, multiplier, amin, db_multiplier, top_db=None)
-        x2 = F.DB_to_amplitude(db, ref, power)
+        db = F.amplitude_to_DB(spec, amplitude_mult, amin, db_mult, top_db=None)
+        x2 = F.DB_to_amplitude(db, ref, 0.5)
 
         self.assertEqual(x2, spec, atol=5e-5, rtol=1e-5)
 
-        # Waveform power -> DB -> power
-        multiplier = 10.
-        power = 1.
-
-        db = F.amplitude_to_DB(x, multiplier, amin, db_multiplier, top_db=None)
-        x2 = F.DB_to_amplitude(db, ref, power)
-
-        self.assertEqual(x2, torch.abs(x), atol=5e-5, rtol=1e-5)
-
         # Spectrogram power -> DB -> power
-        db = F.amplitude_to_DB(spec, multiplier, amin, db_multiplier, top_db=None)
-        x2 = F.DB_to_amplitude(db, ref, power)
-
-        self.assertEqual(x2, spec, atol=5e-5, rtol=1e-5)
+        db = F.amplitude_to_DB(spec, power_mult, amin, db_mult, top_db=None)
+        x2 = F.DB_to_amplitude(db, ref, 1.)
+
+        self.assertEqual(x2, spec)
+
+    @parameterized.expand([
+        ([100, 100],),
+        ([2, 100, 100],),
+        ([2, 2, 100, 100],),
+    ])
+    def test_top_db_clamp(self, shape):
+        """Ensure values are properly clamped when `top_db` is supplied."""
+        amplitude_mult = 20.
+        amin = 1e-10
+        ref = 1.0
+        db_mult = math.log10(max(amin, ref))
+        top_db = 40.
+
+        torch.manual_seed(0)
+        # A random tensor is used for increased entropy, but the max and min for
+        # each spectrogram still need to be predictable. The max determines the
+        # decibel cutoff, and the distance from the min must be large enough
+        # that it triggers a clamp.
+        spec = torch.rand(*shape)
+        # Ensure each spectrogram has a min of 0 and a max of 1.
+        spec -= spec.amin([-2, -1])[..., None, None]
+        spec /= spec.amax([-2, -1])[..., None, None]
+        # Expand the range to (0, 200) - wide enough to properly test clamping.
+        spec *= 200
+
+        decibels = F.amplitude_to_DB(spec, amplitude_mult, amin,
+                                     db_mult, top_db=top_db)
+        # Ensure the clamp was applied
+        below_limit = decibels < 6.0205
+        assert not below_limit.any(), (
+            "{} decibel values were below the expected cutoff:\n{}".format(
+                below_limit.sum().item(), decibels
+            )
+        )
+        # Ensure it didn't over-clamp
+        close_to_limit = decibels < 6.0207
+        assert close_to_limit.any(), (
+            f"No values were close to the limit. Did it over-clamp?\n{decibels}"
+        )
 
 
 class TestComplexNorm(common_utils.TorchaudioTestCase):
diff --git a/torchaudio/functional/functional.py b/torchaudio/functional/functional.py
index 73941946ec..4dde324a31 100644
--- a/torchaudio/functional/functional.py
+++ b/torchaudio/functional/functional.py
@@ -237,14 +237,16 @@ def amplitude_to_DB(
         db_multiplier: float,
         top_db: Optional[float] = None
 ) -> Tensor:
-    r"""Turn a tensor from the power/amplitude scale to the decibel scale.
+    r"""Turn a spectrogram from the power/amplitude scale to the decibel scale.
 
-    This output depends on the maximum value in the input tensor, and so
-    may return different values for an audio clip split into snippets vs. a
-    full clip.
+    The output of each tensor in a batch depends on the maximum value of that tensor,
+    and so may return different values for an audio clip split into snippets vs. a full clip.
 
     Args:
-        x (Tensor): Input tensor before being converted to decibel scale
+
+        x (Tensor): Input spectrogram(s) before being converted to decibel scale. Input should take
+          the form `(..., freq, time)`. Batched inputs should include a channel dimension and
+          have the form `(batch, channel, freq, time)`.
         multiplier (float): Use 10. for power and 20. for amplitude
         amin (float): Number to clamp ``x``
         db_multiplier (float): Log10(max(reference value and amin))
@@ -258,7 +260,15 @@ def amplitude_to_DB(
     x_db -= multiplier * db_multiplier
 
     if top_db is not None:
-        x_db = x_db.clamp(min=x_db.max().item() - top_db)
+        # Expand batch
+        shape = x_db.size()
+        packed_channels = shape[-3] if x_db.dim() > 2 else 1
+        x_db = x_db.reshape(-1, packed_channels, shape[-2], shape[-1])
+
+        x_db = torch.max(x_db, (x_db.amax(dim=(-3, -2, -1)) - top_db).view(-1, 1, 1, 1))
+
+        # Repack batch
+        x_db = x_db.reshape(shape)
 
     return x_db
 
diff --git a/torchaudio/transforms.py b/torchaudio/transforms.py
index dc7e2ddfe1..cc27b3a64a 100644
--- a/torchaudio/transforms.py
+++ b/torchaudio/transforms.py
@@ -530,24 +530,16 @@ def forward(self, waveform: Tensor) -> Tensor:
         Returns:
             Tensor: specgram_mel_db of size (..., ``n_mfcc``, time).
         """
-
-        # pack batch
-        shape = waveform.size()
-        waveform = waveform.reshape(-1, shape[-1])
-
         mel_specgram = self.MelSpectrogram(waveform)
         if self.log_mels:
             log_offset = 1e-6
             mel_specgram = torch.log(mel_specgram + log_offset)
         else:
             mel_specgram = self.amplitude_to_DB(mel_specgram)
-        # (channel, n_mels, time).tranpose(...) dot (n_mels, n_mfcc)
-        # -> (channel, time, n_mfcc).tranpose(...)
-        mfcc = torch.matmul(mel_specgram.transpose(1, 2), self.dct_mat).transpose(1, 2)
-
-        # unpack batch
-        mfcc = mfcc.reshape(shape[:-1] + mfcc.shape[-2:])
 
+        # (..., channel, n_mels, time).tranpose(...) dot (n_mels, n_mfcc)
+        # -> (..., channel, time, n_mfcc).tranpose(...)
+        mfcc = torch.matmul(mel_specgram.transpose(-2, -1), self.dct_mat).transpose(-2, -1)
         return mfcc