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Originally Posted by kittonian  I don't know anyone using a limiter when tracking. Using a compressor when tracking is different and pretty normal when you have it set to a low ratio (i.e. 2:1 or 4:1) with the threshold set to just shave off any peaks that might come through. Generally the needle doesn't move much when tracking. It's more for smoothing. |
Agreed, but
... I have walked into a lot of "pro" studios and noticed on their HD rigs they have "soft clip" on.
I generally like to make it "sound like a record" as soon as possible so I track with (light or MAYBE medium) compression & eq....