A specific Cubase approach to gain staging for loudness

Yes. An easier time is sending your limiter nutritious food. In turn, assuming you don’t abuse her, she will love you back being somewhat giving and still remain relatively pure.

When I did commercial mastering, and especially in the pop-rock realm, I could often tell if a pre-master came from a user who just purchased an L-2, or someone experienced who delivered a clear mix with subdued tamed transients already in the (don’t really like giving dbRMS numbers because they are often meaningless) -12 to -10dbRMS range…ready to be made cohesive and at client or producers direction…then taken more loudness competitive.

For me, I learned this long ago but it was just head knowledge. Today it’s lost in practice so Dom for me is an excellent reminder.