I use the gain a lot...crossf. i use it to a lot, it's nice when i spin techno.

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what I meant was shouldn't you try to keep the output lights in the 0 db zone.
I understand that anything in the +3 or +6 zones will result in clipping.
Am I right?

Well yes and no, depends on the audio signal. You should try to AVERAGE the vumeters around 0dB. It's perfectly safe to have your peaks in the reds. As long as it doesn't stay there.

It shouldn't clip at +3 to +6. I know my mixer is "supposed" to clip a lot higher than that.

I never use the volume faders, I'm always using the cross fader, but i play a lot of techno as well. I find you can do a hell of a lot more by using the cross fader than the channel fader.

And Thy, what your saying about the 10% doesn't make sense. Moving the cross fader on most curves will only affect the volume of one track, not both. It will increase channel 1 when moving to the centre, but channel 2 will stay at full volume to the centre, and then channel 2 will decrease after the centre point and channel one will stay at full volume. Obviously, each mixer has a different curve, if not adjustable, but i'm not aware of any curves that are actually shaped like a cross

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Last edited by hey cheggy on Sep-04-2002 at 03:35

When spinnin hip-hop I use the crossfader only...I don't touch the channel faders....I use my gains to match the volumes...but when playin trance I keep the crossfader in the middle and use the channel faders...