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Oh my GOD there's a lot of misunderstanding in this thread.
-18dbfs is NOT a reference for peaks!
Recording as hot as possible into digital systems stopped being a good idea when 24 bit was introduced.
Just trust me on this one: operate the preamp at the level it's supposed to be worked at, and all will be well. If there are times when you want to slam the preamp for creative reasons use some sort of attenuator after it to bring the signal back to normal levels.
If you're interested in finding out more about this I think there's some good stuff in Bob Katz's book as well as many others. There was an article in a recent sound on sound which set out all the common standards and how they relate to each other etc etc.
J
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