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Originally Posted by bryced87
I mean using a trim plugin to reduce the input in prefader metering option
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NO! That is what preamp gain is for. Your need to stop your input converter from clipping. And be far enough below 0dBFS that the transients don't clip. If your converter is already clipped the signal, then it's damaged/gone forever, you can't magically recover those missing digital bits by trimming it with a plugin.... and you don't really need to pay ultra close attention to any levels after that, e.g. when mixing because everything infernally now processed or mixed at 32 and 64 bits floating point, so lots of headroom. You only need to obsess again about levels when you output to a DAC or file (although a 32-bit float output again means you are not likely to clip).