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Sliders and knobs in DAWs only reduce a track from it's peak volume downward. Setting all sliders all the way up only stops any reduction from taking place.




In my DAW I can raise the level with faders (going over 0.0).

edit: oh sorry - I think I do know now how this was meant. But at least we have the gain control at the very beginning of each channel or one could apply a gain plug helping out if there's no such input gain control. I would strongly recommend never to maximize tracks nor to go over -12 to -6 peak on 16 bit tracks. It strongly depends on what plugins one uses on the tracks and on what level they operate best. -18 db is the equivalent of 0 on a VU meter in the analog world.
Here's some in-depth information by one of the most accomplished engineers in the field (Paul Frindle). I suggest starting to read at post #71 (in the upper right hand corner) and if you're interested I would strongly recommend reading all the posts made by Paul Frindle in this long thread. VERY insightful.

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much-g...restored-3.html

BTW: ITB just means "In The Box" which means on a computer DAW as opposed to analogue OTB (Out Of The Box) gear. It took me a while to get this first.

Cheers, Daniel


"Plugins use the same reference at real equipment. Never try and drive them to the top of the Digital scale. Don't try and make your mix look like a master. You don't do that on an analog console, so why do we do it ITB?
"if your production environment dictates that you must provide limited, maximised and level-blasted material, just do it at the end"

Last edited by deltagolf; 03/10/11 03:40 AM.