inserting L1 while recording VO. OK to do?

[AdamFrick]

one last thought craig -

the soft limit rocks my world (using an ad8000). I put it on for anything I'm recording. That allows me to get pretty hot levels and not freak out about overs, cause I know softlimit will catch all but the worst.

fwiw, I'm working in children's videos here (computer animated - think Toy Story) and so the talent is often in a hyper-active character voice, and they're always blowing up the mics or pres before I can even let softlimit do its work! Sure, tube distortion is great, but not on dialog!

,

adam

[Jules]

I've always thought the Live recording guys trick of getting a 2nd version of the L vocal 6db down was cool, Fokke is right, that route is bullet proof, try it, then your covered for anything that comes at you.
Jules