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Old 17th August 2009   #8
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Originally Posted by gwailoh View Post
Thus PF's -6dbr rule of thumb. Keep all levels everywhere inside the DAW, including specifically the inputs and outputs to and from all plugins, at -6dbr or lower, and things'll probably be fine. (Or, monitor everywhere with a reconstructing meter, which is more accurate but more work.)
But the problem reappears when you raise the level 6db for final release... is the idea that you output the signal at -6db, and do your mastering processing outside the box?
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