Recording levels

Hey,



Just a quick question regarding the recent pre-mastering tutorial, could someone explain what was meant by ‘when recording at 24 db leave -3db headroom’?



i wasn’t sure how to tell what level im recording at. is it to do with external audio recording?



I might be being a bit slow im not sure…


[quote]andy s (05/04/2011)[hr]Hey,



Just a quick question regarding the recent pre-mastering tutorial, could someone explain what was meant by ‘when recording at 24 db leave -3db headroom’?



i wasn’t sure how to tell what level im recording at. is it to do with external audio recording?



I might be being a bit slow im not sure…



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when exporting at 24 bit leave -3db on your output.



make sure your master level never peaks above -3db as a rule of thumb