what is better better to have you limiter on or off??
when I have my limiter off the drums stands out allot but the synths are quiet, when my limiter is on the synths stands out and the drum stays low.
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its a soft limiter (quite pumpy when used with an overtly dynamic signal) while turning it off will functionally make the render hard clipped
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In general, you should avoid clipping on individual mixer channels so that you have headroom to mix. -12 dBFS equals 0 VU and is a good target. With the master fader at 0 dB, your mix should peak at -6 to -3 dBFS so that you still have headroom for the mastering process. After mastering, your crest factor should average 12 dB, and your peaks should be at 0 dBFS. I don't know if the Studio's limiter is hard or soft, but it should not have to clip too much of the signal peaks, or it will introduce digital, ugly distortion. Its dynamic range reduction is proportional to the level you put into it.
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I usually ignore all clippings and just throw the limiter on at the end since that eliminates all clippings. To manually correct clipping, do I just turn down the volumes of a few tracks? I'm also not sure if the limiter on the StereoOutput device changes the dynamic range much.
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Wrong board.
I recommend having it off during sound design and mixing so you can notice and correct any clipping. Then have it on during mastering.