I prefer to add it after recording but that's just me.

Me too. I use compressors and limiters all the time after the fact.

I tried to find some info on this in Help but again, what are the search words to use if you're not familiar with Input Monitoring? Those two words don't sound like my question. I tried Input Gain, Increase Input Levels and others and nothing came up. I went to the Audio window and saw Input Monitoring and then looked it up and you're right of course. Just another issue with the Help files I keep harping about.

My problem is even though I've done tons of live remote recording including using 3 or 4 mics on a drum kit as a subgroup and having several vocalists, this was using my now dead Akai DPS 16 HD recorder. Never had a problem with either clipping or weak tracks. When I moved those tracks into Audition, the vocals were hot enough. I'm not experienced with live DAW recording, only after the fact mixing.

Are you saying this is normal with RB? I set the input level to where the peaks on the meter are maxing out at -5 maybe yet the track itself is that low relative to the Biab instrument tracks?

Bob

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