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Originally Posted by Matt Grabe  I am interested in knowing more about the technique of tracking towards a general mix. What I mean by this is tracking your levels so that when all faders at are unity, the levels are already at a nice balance. What are the pros/cons to this method? I would assume your levels should be adjusted so that your hottest level is tracked at 0 dB analog / -18 dB digital, would this improve the signal/noise ratio? Any thoughts are appreciated! |
I totally agree with tracking everything well below zero. -18 is not unreasonable. Recording prominent parts hotter and vice versa makes no sense though. Thats what faders ar efor.