I did a video 6 years ago about gain staging using K. Vu Meter Mk3. Today, in S1 6.2, You do not need any third party plugins to do this.
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@moneyx96342 ай бұрын
You explained that like a top notch professor thanks for sharing now that makes a whole lot of sense and very easy to understand
@neezy.11 ай бұрын
I've struggled with how to efficiently gain stage for years. Usually once I start getting really into the music, I lose track of the meters and by the end, I have to rebalance the whole project again. Your method looks good, gonna try it asap! Thanks for sharing!
@PintoMusicHTX11 ай бұрын
It’s definitely something that most of us wont learn for a few years. I’m hoping to do a new mix series showing my process for keeping my meters right throughout the entire mix. Thank you for watching. I really appreciate it. It encourages me have a great week.
@Leviticuss11 ай бұрын
Great video on gain staging. Very informational
@PintoMusicHTX11 ай бұрын
Thank you. Thank you for taking the time to watch it in comet. Hope you have a great weekend.
@EricAtVVS5 ай бұрын
Amazing tip! Thank you!
@Nichaelesv9 ай бұрын
Thank you, very clear with your instructions and very to the point.
@PintoMusicHTX9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching. Keep in touch. Don’t forget to watch some of my other videos. Would love to have you on board.
@JonnyLipshamStudios11 ай бұрын
Another way to do this, without having to listen to the audio is to set the meters to pre-fader mode, by right-clicking the meter and select that option, then you CAN pull your faders all the way down and go through the process with the input gain controls as you did. This way, you are monitoring the pre-fader signal and adjusting that. Good video though, mate. Glad to see you back making videos!
@PintoMusicHTX11 ай бұрын
Hello Johnny. Yes that is correct. That’s why I love the fader feature on studio one. It takes so much time. I love your videos, sir. Thank you.
@EHall-yx9xy11 ай бұрын
Good idea Jonny. Quick question though. When we set the fader to pre fader metering, are we looking at the peak of the track to hit -18 or averaging around -18 and peak at -12?
@JonnyLipshamStudios11 ай бұрын
@@EHall-yx9xy - if that is what you want. Gain staging is meant to be peak values though. So, you look for the meter to peak to the value you set.
@bobtee78998 ай бұрын
great idea Jonny😀
@bobtee78998 ай бұрын
excellent way of doing it george😃
@PintoMusicHTX8 ай бұрын
Awesome! How are you? What are you up to?
@terrytimberlake892610 ай бұрын
Hold up.. 👏 👏 👏 👏 excellent teaching, brother. Thank you for your technique 👏👏👏👏👏
@PintoMusicHTX10 ай бұрын
Thank you very much. Thank you for taking the time to watch it. Hope you have a great week.
@terrytimberlake892610 ай бұрын
@@PintoMusicHTX you as well. God bless you..
@toyarenthlei7210 ай бұрын
awesome brother !!
@PintoMusicHTX10 ай бұрын
Why thank you!!!
@AntonShaplin7 ай бұрын
Inserts in upper part of the master bus are PRE fader
@incthunder338 ай бұрын
Thx!! You rock!
@PintoMusicHTX8 ай бұрын
You’re welcome!
@ebelix9916 ай бұрын
Покажите, пожалуйста, как использовать -18db в каналах микшера Studio One при микшировании, как в аналоговых консолях😊🙏
@jamesr332211 ай бұрын
Hi George...good video. I saw the one you did a few years ago with Hornet I think. What happens if the wave form isn't even to start with. For example you have a vocal which spikes loudly occasionally. Do you lower those spikes manually first to make a more even wave form? Then apply the metering. Otherwise the level will be to the highest peak and lots of low wave image.
@PintoMusicHTX11 ай бұрын
Hello. Thank you. I would handle those separately via compressor or clip gain. All the best.
@mean_ice28336 ай бұрын
How did you make your waveforms appear white?
@ghostwilliams18667 ай бұрын
🔥
@phadrus7 ай бұрын
Does it make sense to simply normalise all tracks to -18db at the same time, then you’ve got all tracks ready for the plugin chain. And you would maintain that -18db through your effect chain on each channel so your plugins are getting the volume they need. Any volume automation for individual tracks that isn’t corrective but for effect could be done on a gain plugin at the end of the effects chain on the -18db signal. Then simply use the faders on individual tracks post plugin chain and only for balancing. Mix buses faders can be used to control the levels of each group hitting the master bus if needed. I’m wondering if there is a flaw in this approach or if it would work? Thanks for your great and thought provoking videos!
@PintoMusicHTX7 ай бұрын
Hi. Probably not. It’s all content dependent. Piano vs perc not the same. Some tracks you want to maintain the dynamic range.
@vcodev1086 ай бұрын
Why you its -18 on individual tracks and -12 on master? and one think I didn't understood even after you do all the leveling it peaks at the master and again at some point in time you solo all the track and render the audio you test and the mastering fader doesn't peak really confusing, please explain?
@akeyzstudio662011 ай бұрын
thank you for the video bro and i want to ask when you are mixing and one instrument is louder how do you deal with that without touching the fader
@PintoMusicHTX11 ай бұрын
Hello. There are many ways to do this. But you have to think of the signal flow. For example, if you do lower the game of a loud instrument in certain areas, the compressor will be affected. However, if you keep your eye on the overall level of the tract at the highest point, you shouldn’t have to do much if you balance it to -18 DBFS. If you were using a VST instrument, I would just adjust the level in the instrument itself. If you have analog instruments, you can adjust the input gain. Or you can chop up that section and edit the gain using event edit.
@audiosounddoctor58348 ай бұрын
George Pinto???....nice to see you again my friend!
@PintoMusicHTX8 ай бұрын
You too!!!!! Let’s stay in touch
@frddawson8 ай бұрын
great video sir. Do you normally switch all vst instruments to transform audio
@PintoMusicHTX8 ай бұрын
Helllo. Not always. My computer can usually handle it. But it’s there if I need it.
@mtsherry9 ай бұрын
Great video brother!!! Can I ask how you select whole groups so quickly?
@PintoMusicHTX8 ай бұрын
Thank you. I use scenes. I program the scene number shortcut on my macro board which is a mechanical keyboard.
@EHall-yx9xy11 ай бұрын
Hey there George. Couldn’t you have just highlighted all the audio and used the Studio One gainstaging macro? What if you gainstaged all of those audio tracks? This could take a while to do. I was told that you could also put a level meter on each track and monitor levels that way.
@PintoMusicHTX11 ай бұрын
Yes. That is another way to do it. I’m sure it will get you close to tweak as you go. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment. I hope you have amazing week!!!!
@robertfimbres96288 ай бұрын
There is a gainstaging macro??
@PintoMusicHTX8 ай бұрын
@@robertfimbres9628 yes. In the sphere.
@Musictron11 ай бұрын
Great video! Is that track available anywhere for practice mixing?
@PintoMusicHTX11 ай бұрын
Thank you thank you. Yes the track is available. However, you have to be a member of Tournamix.
@cfriskme8 ай бұрын
Hi Jorge, Bro, thank you for such an excellent instructional video. It was clear and concise and straight to the point. I have a question, at the end when you convert the tracks, what’s do you do if you then have to add an additional vocal or instrument track? Is there a way to revert back or can you just add it and convert it again? Thanks in advance my brother.
@PintoMusicHTX8 ай бұрын
Probably best to add and convert again. There’s so many ways. You can also save a new version or a scene.
@toshklofft9 ай бұрын
Irrelevant question, but how'd you get your wave forms to change from the standard color black to white??
@PintoMusicHTX9 ай бұрын
It’s all good. Can you point me to the exact second or minute that you’re talking about please and I’ll let you know.
@scottellison68703 ай бұрын
I'm using stems from an old band recording. It's just a stereo track for each instrument so the drums aren't separate. Is it still a good idea to do this as I've noticed they were all recorded very loud at near cd master volume of -9 lufs
@PintoMusicHTX3 ай бұрын
Should be but don’t worry if you have leaks close to cero
@scottellison68703 ай бұрын
@@PintoMusicHTX did this last night. Fresh session, tracks in and looped the loudest part (where the band all kicks in). Vu in to -18 and levelled each track. Master bus on -12 the needle in the red, not moving. The only way I could get it down was if I added mix tool and dropped the master by -6
@Magnetic19087 ай бұрын
Can you just use RMS meter on channel strip instead of using vu meter?
@PintoMusicHTX7 ай бұрын
Yes.
@riffer-t8 ай бұрын
i can't find the vu meter in studio one. there is a level meter, is that the same?
@PintoMusicHTX8 ай бұрын
Haha. You have to download. It doesn’t come stock. Have a good one
@riffer-t8 ай бұрын
maybe make that more clear then. thanks@@PintoMusicHTX
@PintoMusicHTX8 ай бұрын
@@riffer-t great point. I will be more careful in future videos.
@f2tv8 ай бұрын
Is this method done before or after setting a compressor and eq?
@PintoMusicHTX8 ай бұрын
Howdy.Before. That way you have good levels going into them.
@f2tv8 ай бұрын
@@PintoMusicHTX awesome. I mixed a song today and applied the method and it definitely is the way to go. The only thing is that no matter what I do, my end mix sounds too thin and not BIG. Mixing is so hard to be good at and I give you props for being one of the better engineers that I've seen.
@PintoMusicHTX8 ай бұрын
@@f2tv what? Thats amazing! Sorry to hear that you're having a difficult time getting your mix to sound big. Thank you for all your kind words. Maybe I can mix your song and see if there's anything we can both learn. Send it to me.
@f2tv8 ай бұрын
@@PintoMusicHTX sounds good. So I got my mix to sound louder now and I'm curious to see what you think. I have a small clip of the song but how can I get you to hear it?
@PintoMusicHTX8 ай бұрын
@@f2tv ns345music@gmail.com
@ariahrendt61666 ай бұрын
You use a VU scale of -18. Means that the needle hits 0 when the track level is -18dB. Which is pretty quiet for a record. Then additional you reduce the level via gain input in the mixer channel. In some cases you get a result -18-13dB = -31dB. So can you tell me what is the good thing to work with that massive gain reduction? Technically it means that you reduces very important bit resolution information for all further stages like plugins or volume changes. What you are doing here is the worst you can do in terms of audio quality. Again, you reduce a nearly perfect signal for around 30dB, new rendered. That means you steal digital information, bit resolution from the signal. So why do you think, a following EQ or Compressor or Reverb sounds better now, when a signal has less information to work with than before / with more information? It doesn't makes sence.