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Old 21st June 2006   #25
FS0420
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Quote:
Originally Posted by djui5
Well, if your system is calibrated to -18dbFS=0dbvu, then if you track at levels between -10 and 0 in your DAW (like a lot of people do), then if you turn down all your playback faders by 10 db (to -10) when mixing on a console, then you'll be hitting the consoles line inputs somewhere between -2 and +8dbvu, which is prime range for most consoles line inputs. This also leaves you room to play with in either direction if you desire. That *cough*bullshit*cough* about degrading your converters by turning down the audio a little bit is...well...bullshit.


Do as you wish though...of course.

I never mentioned anything about degrading your converters. Just doubting I will ever record every track so hot I have to turn it down for any reason at all. Especially since I do EQ cuts in the Nuendo mixer.
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