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Originally Posted by Jules  Don't stress about meter levels, does it sound OK?
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I never stress about meter levels. I have 10 Aurora Audio pre's that sound great as long as I'm not stupid. They are designed to work at 0 DbU (-16 FS on the Lynx Aurora 16), which leaves plenty of headroom (and can still be pushed a bit to taste) - and no need for attenuation.
My other 6 pre's (api and adesigns) will usually clip the converter (when recording drums) without attenuation, so I use an atty2'd - these pre's sometimes give interesting results when slammed, so this comes in handy. Still, no stress.
Everyone gets there own headphone mix while tracking - no stress.
Why should I be concerned about my DAW's faders until I begin using them? That would be unnecessary stress.
I am attempting to run a business that is mostly dependent upon musicians paying me. That's pretty audacious - any more courage than that and you might have to call me stupid.
To some extent I've made your argument since I use the atty2'd, but methinks there is some fader snobbery going on here. I'm getting by without a console, since I couldn't afford a good one, and I don't miss it much. I'll need some more EQ's and compressors as $'s permit, but, as latency plummets and technology rockets, I'll miss real faders less and less.