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Thanks for taking the time to reply to all this. This info has all helped a lot. If the master fader doesn't decrease the bit depth, then I'm gonna turn it down. I'll be experimenting as always and post anything I may come up with.

I don't put a limiter on the Master track. I generally end up with my master 10-20dB down, maybe more.

Do you use a utility plug for that? I've been told that reducing the master fader in ableton reduces the bit depth. Also, just good practice for gain staging, as I was taught in school ...

Thanks for the link Terekith!


clips and goes into the red are two different things when it comes to TRACKS in Live (not the Master.)
clips have over 60dB of headroom, you're not clipping, you're just going into the red a bit, nothing wrong with that, on tracks.

I don't understand why you would ...

Thanks for the quick reply!

The eq 3 adds extra gain that clips the channel when the fader is at 0. There has to be an alternative to the eq 8. I'm haven't found a way to use the EQ 8 as a DJ eq. There's no way to completely cut each band when using three/four bands assigned to controller knobs ...

Has anybody found a workaround for the eq 3 or is there a vst that doesn't color the sound or add gain? I'm also clipping when warping in complex or complex pro. Somebody has to have found an alternative to this by now? Any help would be much appreciated.