Plus another hint:
Your comment about “nice Input Level” - please be Aware that you can control the Input Level via your Interface (maybe) AND with the input-channels (if you own cubase and not only elements). The channel fader on the actual cubase track does not influence the Level the Audio Signal is printed to for that channel. It only affects the playback of the channel. In effect that means you may lower the Level on the channel to whatever you want to “hear” and can Change that of course later during mixing.
Also be Aware that your channel meters can Show Levels PRE and POST (fader, panner). Selectable via mouseclick.
Cheers, Ernst