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Okay what if the music was recorded purposely so that some instruments sounded less amplified through one channel? Also, i find that when i turn my pre-amp to record at such a low db range, like you suggested, one channel is always louder than the other! I obviously have an issue there, but i cannot...

Now you're all confusing me!! :? I though normalizing and amplify will, in some cases, distort my rip? Isn't -18 --24 db too low? At the moment i'm ripping my vinyl at around -6 to -3. However i have one album that peaks at -6 at the beginning, but then peaks at above 0 (several times) in the middle...

It doesn't explain anything in detail, or the questions i am asking...

Your comments above are helpful and i agree with the distortion when normalizing.

Does anyone know how best to set up the recording level, when ripping vinyl and what db range should it fall into?

Hi, I am having a bit of a nightmare with my recording levels on Audacity. Is there an easier way to set the correct recording level, so that there is no clipping, without listening to the whole album all the way through? Also, what would an audiophile suggest to be the appropriate db ranges and do ...