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>Sorry if I missed this, but my understanding of normalization is that you
>find  the highest value "a peak" then multiply the bits uniformly by a
>factor that will bring the peak to 0db. I donpit see why multiplying would
>cause errors since the magnification factor is uniformly applied to the
>sample data with respect to time. 

Its seems preferable to normalize a track then push the fader down, to 
minimize noise .... but maybe that is ancient thinking, since you're 
going to bounce digitially, maybe no further noise is introduced from 
preamps or whatever.

However, its easy enough to see why there are problems if you limit, and 
then apply any kind of affect. In the Waves manual they talk about using 
EQ (boosting or cutting) and how that can cause clipping. Also modulation 
affects like phase shifting, flanging, etc where there is a circular 
motion which adds and subtracts can cause this.

A related issue is that in limiting its often the stage were one dithers 
from 24b to 16b, and the dithering creates noise in inaudible regions - 
which can become audible after processing.

Of course, I barely know what I am talking about here, so I hope some 
more knowledgable person steps in.