I'm trying to get up to speed with luffs. I've been doing old-school gain staging, - 18 DB RMS and - 12 peak. So far from what I'm reading, the integrated range for luffs on the master bus is somewhere around -9 - 20 to leave plenty of headroom for mastering. I know there's no exact rules, but do I use the same range in luffs, or whatever is the correct range for gain staging buses and individual channel strips as well? What about the very first stage of input gain for each instrument at the beginning of the signal chain? Is that about the same also? it's a little confusing because the manual gives all kinds of ranges for different streaming services but doesn't really say what's best for just CD quality. Any clarification is much appreciated! PS I'm using the Youlean meter but may also try others.
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