Another question i've been having recently;
how do i know that my sound is loud enough or too loud?
if it's too loud, during mastering it muds
if it's too soft, during mastering it's too sharp

I am trying to obtain a signal level of -20dBFS to -12dBFS at the input channel on Cubase 5, using the Focusrite Octopre Dynamic MkII mic preamp . The problem that I am having is with the recording of the drum tracks. The signal level that I am getting at the input bus is -1dBFS to -3dBFS even though my gains are set at zero on the mic preamp.