[Starshine]

Originally Posted by chris carter

First, if you are recording at 24bits and record at -12dBFS you are using 22 bits. That's TWENTY-TWO! Second, the digital noise floor of 24 bits is -144dB so if you record at -12dBFS you still have a signal to noise ratio of 132dB. That's ONE HUNDRED THIRTY TWO! Granted, if you are recording analog to digital you have the noise floor of the converter, but these days they are all very quiet and it's very likely that the noise from the keyboard, preamp, etc. is way higher (notwithstanding the fact that you lose linearity as you approach the last few dB on an A/D anyway).

Here's a simplified set of instructions for sending tracks to a mix engineer for mixing. It's simplified so it doesn't get into stuff like what level to record at. But nonetheless it's very useful. Chris 'Von Pimpenstein' Carter | producer * mixer * engineer | Millrace Entertainment

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