Here's a massive thread over at Terry Manning's forum which covers the subject pretty well: PSW Recording Forums: Whatever Works => Digital tracking with low levels = better...is this new???.
Most convertors are calibrated where a +4 level from say a mic pre reads at -18 to -15 (depends on the manufacturer) in the DAW. This is called "Headroom", which is really nice thing to have when working in digital, of course YMMV as usual.
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