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Originally Posted by MASSIVE Master  I would *SO* much rather add gobs of digital gain to a "softer" CLEAR signal than add a little bit of ANY gain to a signal that was overdriven on the front end and then mistreated through every following step... |
Well said, John.
Only further to that... good, clean,
analogue gain. One example: I love the API 550m's added 1.5dB gain when just running through them, or a touch of the LTD-2's gain when called for. A lower, cleaner mix (edit*: than one hitting full scale too often or subjected to earlier non-euphonic and quite possibly previously unheard distortions) gives more scope in analogue gain staging, despite the fact we can knock the mix level down on the console's input if needed. thumbsup