"Soundhaspriority" wrote in message news
"David Morgan (MAMS)" /Odm wrote in message
news:wxvph.7027$%Q4.4867@trnddc06...
In other words... the Steinberg program has 'idiot-proofed' it's mix bus
by failing to tell the truth with regard to gain staging ?
All the channel sliders can be pinned without overload. The output bus
meters still have clip indicators. When a track is played, if a channel
clips, one clears the clip indicator, and replays from before the clip. A
clip does have audible consequences when monitored, because the 32 bit
representation must be downconverted for soundcard output. If the channel
plays all the way through without setting the clip indicator, it is "legal",
meaning that it can be downsampled to a fixed point format. If a 32 However,
the project can be saved at any time, or tracks exported as 32 bit float,
without damage to the information.
In other words, it lies to the user and creates bad habits with regard to proper
gain structure. And who the hell wants to "pin" every channel "slider" ?
Sorry... old school .02 cents worth.