into the red with software mixers.

[theledge]

also on the FL Studio mixer, each track shows the mixer level to go to +3db. Because i use a 24bit sound card, does that mean i can take my levels a few db's past unity because i have extra headroom with my 24bit card?

you should stay below 0db when recording digitally, whatever the bit rate. otherwise digital clipping occurs which is not very helpful for sound quality!!

[Radic]

you should stay below 0db when recording digitally, whatever the bit rate. otherwise digital clipping occurs which is not very helpful for sound quality!!

yep i understand that at the recording stage but what about at the mixing stage? When i take the signal up past unity i don't hear any clipping.