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Dear listers,

In the light of recent discussion concerning recording, I dare to ask a question maybe more suited to a "mixer-list", but I feel it may interest many attendees to the An1X-list:

My mixer (like most I assume) have faders. In my set-up, I have set the volume knob on almost all my keyboards / synths to about 2/3 of max and then set the faders fixed to a value to make all the keyboards roughly the same "loudness". If a recording demands that one of the keyboards need more volume, I use the dial on the instrument to gain volume.

Some people argue that the keyboards volume should always be maxed out and always use faders on mixer to adjust volume. Others claims that faders should be fixed at max and the instruments volume dial should be used to control the loudness.

Is there any rule that says this is totally wrong or that is totally right, or is it cleanly up to the guy who listens (that would be me)?

Sincerely yours,
Bjorn Standal





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