[MASSIVE Master]

I think (at least for me) that after a while you find that you can use the peak meters just fine also...

Tracking, I just try to make sure that transient signals peak somewhere below -10dBFS or so (better to be safe than sorry) and sustained signals somewhere below -18dBFS.

During mixing, most of that goes out the window and it's more or less a matter of bring "reasonable" -- Don't clip, maybe a few dB of headroom, no problem.

Although of course, I'd rather have VU meters everywhere, I'm still going to be running short of 0dBVU 90% of the time.

I like to think of myself as a GearSlut -- But first and foremost, I'm a Headroom*****.

(EDIT) Whoa! I can't say the word *****?

(Edit again) Evidently not... Okay, it's a word that sounds like "door" but with a "H" sound at the beginning.