[Arny Krueger]

"David Looser" wrote in
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"Peter Larsen" wrote in message
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David Looser wrote:

Not necessarily ideal, due to the possibility of
intersample peaks. It's advisable to
record with peak samples a dB or three shy of 0 dBFS,
unless you have accurate peak monitors
that show you what the *output* level is.

That's really a measurement problem. If you actually
know exactly what the "peak of peaks" is, that can be
just shy of 0dBFS. I agree in practice a 3dB or so
margin between *apparent* peak and 0dBFS is advisable.

What millenium are you living in guys, look at the
waveform, does it hit 0 dB FS?


How do you look at an analogue waveform?, we are talking
about setting the analogue level into the ADC.

You can, of course, do a transfer, look at the resulting
digital waveform, and then re-do it if the levels are way
off, but generally it's easier to get it more or less
correct the first time.

Most audio capture software has a real time display.

I set levels using a trackability test track. If the cartridge is
mistracking, tain't no need for that much more headroom in the preamp!