Ron, Thanks for posting your experiences and techniques. There is an article on this same subject (controlling loudness) in the most recent edition of Electronic Musician. Just thought you might want to check that out, too. This is definitely a "current topic." The Square One column: "You've Got the Power: Some straight talk about volume levels" by Mark Ballora, Asst. Prof. of Music Technology at Penn State. September 2004, page 82++. Best regards, Dave.