What is the best way to add volume to my mix?

Hola,
I have a track which is very very low in volume, and there's a ton of automation data on a ton of tracks... And I am just wondering what is the best way to compensate for this? I read somewhere that Logic's gain plugin may actually be degrading sound quality due to it being restricted to a (unspecified) bit depth... Is there another gain plug-in or method to do this?
Or.. Is there a way to tell logic to raise each and every point of automation on each and every track by a specified db?
-patrick

Yeah. I think that's probably a much better way to
work.
Is there any problem adding a Free G plugin to OUT
1-2, and cranking that up until I have a good
signal?
-patrick
Hi Patrick,
Is the stereo mix the one that is not loud enough? When you play it through a different system it's too soft,but when you play it through your mix monitors it sounds loud enough?
I think if this is the case,you need to turn down your monitors,and turn up everything up inside Logic. I had a friend who did not understand monitoring,and had reeeeeeally expensive speakers,but no way to control their leve,so all his mixes ended up being -30 dB from maximum.they coul dnot be mastered,becasue when you add that much gain to a mix,you also bring the noise floor up byt that much,and you end up with a very hissy,messy,crappy,disgusting mix.
So,if I were you,I'd check my gain structure,and make sure you can control levels at every stage of the signal path,from mic to speakers.
Set your monitors to playback at about 80dB spl.Go to Radio Shack and invest in a SPL meter,they are not expensive,and are well worth it.
Cheers

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