Lets talk headroom- in my situation lol

My belief is that a different audio interface won't give you more headroom.  It's the context of how and what you're recording.  i.e. ...a piano may have what appears to be a low level waveform, but with many spikes in it, whereas a heavy saturated guitar will give you your "thicker" waveform.  Different sound sources with varying degrees of dynamics will determine what I'm trying to describe.  However, I might consider using a hardware compressor and/or limiter before going into your Gina, realizing your sound shaping with that device will for the most part, be destructive in nature and hard if not impossible to reverse once recorded.
 
Digital devices unlike analog inputs are quite different in that once you exceed your threshold and into "clip-land", it happens instantly once you are over and into the "red" and typically sounds pretty bad.  Analog devices on the other hand are generally more forgiving and in some cases give desirable results in clipping.... Think guitar amps and overdriving reel to reel tape as examples.
 
If you like your Gina, I'd keep it and think more about what you're doing, that's going into the Gina in the first place.

I am going through a Presonus Eureka with a little bit to a good amount of compression to control it.
 
I like to record decently low to avoid clips if somebody suddenly hits a really loud note that the compressor cannot capture without being ugly sounding slammed.
 
Overall, I have enjoyed, since in 24 bit, recording at these somewhat low volumes to avoid clipping and have much less background noise, since 24 bit does get me plenty of signal.
 
Ok Bit, maybe Ill try that sine wave thing.
 
I just think I am hitting rd to fast, resulting in a low wave n vocals.
 
Then again, if it ain't broke, don't fix it lol.
 
The vocals sound VERY good.
 
We are getting very good feedback from major players in the industry on the vocal recordings, which is always nice. To be honest, I do not really need their opinion though. The recordings do simply sound good. I compare them with records I know I enjoy and they are right there with them after mixing and mastering.
Still, would be nice to avoid hitting red going into the Gina3g but still getting a pretty thick wave.
Ok thank you for some good feedback guys.
 
It just does look pretty to me when I see a wave form that was recorded covering 3/4 of the waveform picture, nice and big., but it
is pretty much a visual thing I think, because always sounds good.
 
I was hoping maybe a more expensive unit with more headroom would result in a louder recording without clipping the interface input.
 
FYI- the meter input DEFINITELY hits red before the analog output goes into the red!
 
Lance
 
 

Thanx Mike!
 
That did tell me a lot!
 
I think I will do some experimenting :)
 
This is for fun more than anything as I am indeed getting good recordings.
 
Also, thank you for the compliments man!
 
Cheers!
 
Lance