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Ok so I'm having an issue keeping my mixes as loud as possible with out clipping. I'm using traktor with an external denon x1100 mixer, from the mixer main out (unbalanced) I am going to line in 7/8 on my audio 8 and routing that to logic pro. On my main out I'm keeping a steady -3 db's through out the mix, but it seems that when recorded into logic it was way lower. When I turn up the gain I clip in certain areas of the mix. Any idea's on what this could be. Is there a some sort of pad on the audio 8 that I don't know about? Maybe in Logic? Any help would be great.

Hi Tem