The Logic Off Topic list

> Normalising obviously introduces some distortion -- the numbers 
have 
> to be multiplied by some factor and then rounded to the next whole 
> number -- 

Afaik this isn't right. To my understanding, the numbers are not 
multiplied by a factor, but rather added to a number high enough to 
make the peak hit 0 db. Thus there is no rounding anything, and no 
distortion.
The problem is rather, that when raising the peak level you also 
raise the noise floor. A lot of other dynamic processes are much more 
useful, but also harder to use (thinking of expander, compressor, 
limiter, and all those other machines and plugins that will work 
wonders with your sound just as fast as they'll wreck it 
completely...)

regards

monsdrum