Digital 0; the bane of most producer’s existence; we want it louder; but no; we can’t go past 0 we can’t go “one-more”… this just doesn’t happen like it does in Spinal Tap; so more often than not; we lean heavily on our tools, clippers, dynamic processors, limiters as an automated means to control our signal and give us room to gain-stage up into the ceiling for a LOUDER master;