michaellpenman wrote:You shouldnt move you master fader. This affects the summing,
No it doesn't.
use the channel fader or buss (that is being feed by the channels) and lower it to around -4dB or to suit, this way you get far more headroom and can get a better mix. That in turn will give you a better master.
True story, though headroom is not really an issue in a DAW until the very end of the master chain. Keeping all your channels peaking at around -12dB is standard practice in the digital domain and is a recipe for better mixes, but that's NOT because the sound is different, it's because you can more easily see what's going on on the meters.
