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Originally Posted by springer  the question remains on the MR1000 specifically (is the MR1000 scale SACD or PCM) what is best recommendation for peaks and tracking levels? |
Lower mids will sound better around -13.67 dBFS, while highs beyond 5k are much better at -9 dBFS (only in Jazz - for classical music, the opposite applies, unless there is a Soprano, which will not sound good at higher levels than -11.3 dBFS)? Also mind that Steinway pianos must not be tracked any higher than - 17, while Bosendorfer easily can handle -10 (unless manufactured in 1987). And the range around -25 dBFs has that strange lack of bass on the MR1000...
Do you seriously think that digital levels will make a significant difference in
sound quality (not referring to clipping here)? If so, what next? Sound differences between different hard disks or flash media? Does Vista sound better than XP? Do different driver versions of audio cards sound different? Does a Pentium IV sound better than an Athlon? At which temperature will a DualCore CPU sound best?
If specific units had recommened levels like you suggest, how would one ever be able to record music with any considerable dynamic range, if a lot of the music were to fall outside that recommended ideal level range...? Would you seriously want to use a recorder if only mezzoforte were to sound good?
Don't clip it, keep a good safety margin, and worry about your mics and placement more than anything else...