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Originally Posted by MarkRB  OK, Imagine this or better yet try it if you have a desk.
Set your pre on a channel at a sensible level with your fader at zero and measure the noise.
Now turn your fader down to -10 and add an additional 10dB gain to the pre.
Which is noisier? |
These guys are talking about essentially premixing with input trims while while tracking so they can leave the faders in a nice straight row when mixing. This results in tracks that are recorded at far less than optimum for the "quiet parts" What difference does it make where you turn down the gain when track is recorded at a level far below optimum? Anything you might gain (minimal) is offset when you have to crank that channel because you changed your mind at mix time.
You might get away with this when you are tracking essentially complete performances live in the studio but when you are working with piecing together material a track at a time there is just no way you can be that sure of things.