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colorado_57 · Junior Jammer Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 16

I use Reaper. I have a master drum folder I use to control overall volume. Under it is a Jamstix track and 8 other tracks - kick, snare, etc. My question in JS in the kit what is the optimal level to send to Reaper? Do I max the volume on all kit pieces? I have them all set at about 3 o'clock now. I set the actual volume in Reaper but what is the best way to max headroom. I don't use midi so the "midi volume" is set by the brain. So what is the optimal volume?

Also the Min dynamics slider: when not using midi should you slide it all the way to the left, right or leave it in the middle - or it doesn't matter?

Ralph [RZ] · Site Admin Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 13332

dysfunction · Jamologist Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 197

It's digital. You don't have to worry too much. With analog you lose some quality by having the signal too low because analog equipment has a certain constant noise level, so if the signal is too low you'll have a less-than-optimum ratio of signal to noise. With digital the only thing you have to worry about is having it too high, which causes clipping, and when mixing at higher bit depths even that worry goes away. So I'd recommend mixing with plenty of headroom- there's absolutely no point maxing the volume of the drums.
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