this is not exactly true. most quality mixers are made so that you can redline them and its still ok (under 0dBFS). they go into the red at about -12 to -6dB, and apply a soft compression (overdrive) upwards. i have tested Allen&Heath and Pioneer by looking at the waveform in Soundforge, and the result is far from "digitally clipped". you know how a clipped wave looks like right? do the test yourself and see.cloutier wrote:seeing as most everyone runs every channel and the master in the red the entire time they play, who gives a fck? not to mention all the tracks are clipped and mastered way too hot anyways.
pile sh!t upon sh!t and you still end up with sh!t.
as soon as people grow up and start running the audio properly, who cares if they use a digitech death metal pedal or not?
so next time you see a really big producer redlining the dj mixer, dont be quick to call him a fool - he knows what he's doing.
most of the confusion comes from the difference between analogu e and digital scales...