[LAU] digital voodoo: master fader should be set at 0db

Hi

I'm thinking harder and harder about my mixes and have been reading this
(written for renoise, but should apply to every DAW, so any ardour
users/devs, please speak up!):

http://www.renoise.com/indepth/tutorials/avoid-clipping-in-your-final-mix/

I didn't get why it should be better to have the master fader fixed at
0db. Well a tiny bit better, but still, supposed I have 30+ tracks, each
having (at least) a fader, does it really matter that much to have
another fader in there? I mean the alternative would be to pull *every*
channel fader down by say 1.5db if the track is clipping with 1.5db. In
such case I just reach for the master fader and pull it 1.5db, problem
solved.

I raised my doubts on the renoise forum
(http://www.renoise.com/board/index.php?showtopic=24975), and I still
don't get it, really sounds like either voodoo or peanuts to me.

Could all you clever and sensible people with good ears and technical
knowledge please enlighten me :-) Would it really make a difference to
keep the master fader fixed at 0db?

Looking forward to a second opinion on this very baffling issue!

-- 
Atte
http://atte.dk   http://modlys.dk
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