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I understand why someone tracking into PT would want to achieve the highest possible res. by recording as hot as possible. However, that in itself is a hotly debated topic. Just search the DUC to see it argued.
I feel that the key point to discuss when mixing in the box is whether or not there is enough headroom (not in the mix's 2 bus, but in the track itself) to mix super-hot digital signals. I've tried recording for the hottest levels achievable on my system. This always resulted in having a lack of headroom at the mix stage. I stopped working this way and found the ceiling was easier to deal with at mix time. To boot, it sounded better... but I wouldn't cite the myriad of unproven PT digital math voodoo reasons said to explain the improvement in my mixes. The fact that I had enough vertical space to let my mixing happen was the key.
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