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Originally Posted by Mark III  Hey guys,
I've been following a few threads about tracking levels.."getting signals into the box at about RMS -20 or -18dfs", what about if your sounds are already in the box...say like a softsynth or samples, would it be wise to make those have an -18dfs RMS reading when turning it to audio tracks ready for a mix?? I do this already but was just wondering what you guys do?? For example do you render off at what ever Level and then just use a gainer plugin or in Cubase SX3 for example use the input trimmer etc..
Surely you run into the same kinds of problems with all the ITB sounds too taking up room at the Master Buss stage.? only to pull the faders all down again etc.
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With soft synths and samples, it doesn't really matter as far as quality goes. The only reason to keep those down at -18dbfs rms would be to match the levels of the other tracks that you recorded at that level.
The recording at -18dbfs RMS thing is mostly about not overdriving the analog chain on the way to the converters. Once it's in the box, it's not such a big deal.