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--- In 01v96@yahoogroups.com, "Ronny Morris" <romo1@b...> wrote:
\n>
\n> ----- Original Message -----
\n> From: Preston
\n> To: 01v96@yahoogroups.com
\n> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 1:19 AM
\n> Subject: RE: [01v96] Re: Setting levels...please help!
\n>
\n>
\n> in addition, pay close attention to setting levels in pre-fader
\nmode vs. post-fader mode.
\n>
\n>
\n> That's correct but "after you have set input levels in PRE EQ
\nmode", As long as you don't clip in pre eq and pre fader mode, you
\nwon't clip in post fader mode without moving your faders up past -
\n0dB. So essentially you don't really need to have a meter for post
\nfader, just don't go past zero on the channel faders. I seldom use
\nthe PRE FADER mode either, myself Preston. I watch the meter on the
\nprocessor page that I'm tweaking.
\n>
\n> In a nutshell:
\n>
\n> Meter mode set to PRE EQ, is for setting the analog knobs. This
\nis the most important spot to not clip.
\n>
\n> Meter mode set to PRE FADER, is for setting eq, fx and dyn
\nprocessors, but each one has their own meter on their prospective
\nparameter pages. Use those and you won't have to toggle to the PRE
\nFADER HOME page to check that channels post processor output.
\n>
\n> Meter mode set to POST FADER just reflects your fader output
\ngoing to the stereo buss. Keep them under zero for normal signals,
\nbut it's ok to go past -0dB on the channel faders if your signal is
\nlow. So if you've maintained equity and your original signal peaks
\nat -5dB, you can raise the channel faders to +5dB, without clipping.
\n>
\n> If you keep the meter mode at PRE EQ, use the meters on each gain
\nstructure to not clip, than you don't really need to set the meter
\nmode to PRE FADER or POST FADER. Just ATT each processors output to
\nequity and don't raise the channel faders past -0dB. No need to try
\nand squeeze every bit of gain out of a 24 bit signal converted to 32
\nbit float. There is way too much headroom. Just make sure the analog
\ninput signal does not clip in PRE EQ, otherwise you'll just be
\nprocessing the clipped signal from the get go.
\n>
\n> Keep On Trackin'
\n>
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