> I have a quite basic question. I'm recording a band via a mixer which > outputs are led to a Motu traveler and then everything is > transferred to > Logic via firewire. Now my problem is that I set the levels in my > mixer so > that I sometimes reach the orange but never the red. I apply the > same to the > traveler were the dynamic seems to be quite weel used. My problem > is that in > logic I usually end up with very small waves that I usually end > editing with > audio energizer. You don't want to do that. What you do want, is to record exactly like you're doing now, as long as it's done in 24 bits if your end result (CD?) is going to be 16. No need to worry about the low signals. > As I understand the problem today, for percusive > instruments, the peak of the signals makes the average signal quite > low... > any solution proposition, better explanation? That's what compressors are for; to lift the average level without making peaks louder. I usually end up putting one compressor in almost every track. One important thing to keep in mind, is that other than in the analog world, there is no signal/headroom loss _inside_ the Logic mixer no matter how low your levels get (between the channel faders, various plugins and the output fader). There is of course headroom loss while _recording_ low signals, but as long as you record in more bits than your end result is going to be, you have a lot of headroom to play with. (One bit extra _doubles_ your dynamic range, so image what 8 bits extra do). So, if you record in 24 bits at safely low levels, pump things up with some compressors and make a nice mix (all non-destructive, contrary to the energizer) and bounce the result to 16 bits, you'll be fine. :) Maurits.