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Can the Gain Ceiling be too Low?

Hi guys. I have a question. I'm getting a lot of hiss (signal noise) in my mixes. I'm rooting around for the cause of this. Jake and Caleb recommend setting the gain ceiling at between -10db and -20db. However, I already record with peaks at no more than -18db, which means that prior to any processing, it's peaking at around -27db or so. My question is whether this is TOO quiet/low.

Thanks,

Jim

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