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Old 25th October 2005   #6
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Originally Posted by frist44
I know you can change the monitoring levels and still get a healthy signal going into the computer, but there's always been talk of lowering resolution as you lower a fader come mixdown. let's say you need to pull the overheads way down in order to achieve the balance you want in the mix because you tracked them up to -6dB, some would argue that you're losing some resolution because that fader is so far down.

Brandon
You'll also have a hell of a noise floor if you record really low. With 32 bit float and all the good stuff it's not that big a problem. Just use your ears and get a good strong level coming in with a bit of headroom left over and you'll be in good shape. thumbsup
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