Gain vs. Volume: How I Use Gain Staging To Get More Professional Mixes

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And in this video, I talk about gain staging and how are use gain staging to get more professional mixes. This is one of the key aspects of mix basics that most people overlook. Learn the difference between gain and volume and how gain staging is critical to not only volume balancing your mix, but also every single plugin and process that you use in your mix.

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@dinosaurdogstudio 14 күн бұрын

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@belaneirmiller2637 14 күн бұрын

I needed this video! Thank you!

@dinosaurdogstudio 14 күн бұрын

of course! Glad it was helpful. 🤘

@Tanju23 14 күн бұрын

Love you videos, been doing this off and on since 2002. Still learning a lot from your experience. Thank you!

@dinosaurdogstudio 14 күн бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that and glad that I can help. 👍

@newguy6935 13 күн бұрын

"-12 Decibels"? Usually that's -18 - the setting most analog plugins respond best to. I'm also a little surprised you are not using the Normalize function in Logic that let's you change the gain on audio tracks to, say -18, all in one fell swoop.

@dinosaurdogstudio 13 күн бұрын

Plug in manufacturers vary. I've seen everything from -18 decibels to -12 decibels. If I keep everything at Peak volume at -12, everything between -20 and -10, I'm within the range of The Sweet Spot for plugins. I didn't explain this very well, so thanks for clarifying. I try to avoid all of the logic editing stuff because it's usually destructive. Not sure about this function in particular.

@newguy6935 13 күн бұрын

@@dinosaurdogstudio No. The Normalize function is not destructive.

@dinosaurdogstudio 13 күн бұрын

@@newguy6935 Good to know! Thanks.

@AnomieDomine 9 күн бұрын

If you can get 80% there objectively, why don't we automate that part and focus on the 20%?

@dinosaurdogstudio 8 күн бұрын

The objective part is like a target. You need to get on the target, but anywhere on the target will do. Most beginning mixers can't even get it on the target to begin with. There are factors that prevent automation - such as the unique arrangement of various songs that prevent "templatization", but there are still objective rules that we can follow to ensure these songs sound quality.