A complete guide to GAIN STAGING (your questions answered)

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In today's video we're going to cover all of the questions that we regularly get asked about gain staging.

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00:00 Intro
01:26 What and Why?
02:01 Is it just volume balancing?
04:24 How to change a region's gain?
05:55 What is the sweet spot?
07:44 How to use a VU meter?
10:48 Why can't I use my DAW's volume meter?
13:30 What if a track starts to clip?
17:38 When should I gain stage?
18:58 Do I have to do it on all of my tracks?
19:50 Do I have to do it on MIDI tracks?
21:57 How long should it take?
22:35 What about gain automation?
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[ahnafsakib]

This is probably the most comprehensive gain staging tutorial in YouTube

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Finally, a gain staging video that talks about how, when, and why to gain stage, and does it in practical terms that are easy to follow and remember. Thank you!

[oscarpatxot]

As someone with 10 years of experience, its amazing what I can learn everyday

[tylerbuckner]

Good news: I now know how to gain stage.

Bad news: Now I gotta delete my bad mixes and redo them.

[transformerduncan]

This guy has the best gain staging tutorial on YouTube

[kamikamen_official]

Gain staging was such a scary word, but wow you've made it oh so simple. God bless you brother, this was beautiful.

[hooks]

Clarifying the important difference between GAIN/VOLUME really did it for me. You are a master at instruction! Thank you for making this concept so accessible! Subbed!

[clawer]

This is definitely the best gain stage tutorial I've seen. You explain everything so clearly.

[robinbramlett]

I must have watched over dozens of gain staging videos and still did not know a lick about gain staging. Not so with your video. I now FULLY understand what gain staging is and how to do it. Thanks so much for your time in explaining this the right way. Subscribed.

[Metalbass]

I've been playing guitar and bass for well over three decades, played live plenty, and have been in professional studios numerous times, but I am new to home recording. This will help, thank you!

[IntimacyLiberationArmy]

This is magic. I wish I knew this last year. You just changed the entire course of my production life.

[gentryjenkins]

I feel I went from a gain stage novice to a master. Didnt know about vu meter and now I get it totally!! THANKS!!

[bonwana]

I am only at the 17 minute mark of this video, and I already have a much much better understanding of not only gain staging but of all the tools used to do it. I really do have a much better understanding on how the different meters relate to each other.
Thankyou and well done on a subject that is a mystery to alot of people. This video is a must watch for all of us who are trying to get there head around all to do with recording. 👍👍

[Sonmz]

One of the best youtube-tutorials on gain staging. GS as it is. Proper explanation of the principles. I would advise it to all who want to understand this fundamental topic.
Thnx from Kiev, Ukraine.

[marioaguilera]

Finally someone explains this topic clearly, thank you so much for this videos, I am a fan of musician on a mission, keep doing this videos, you are awesome!!!

[baassik]

You took (most) of the fear out of gain staging. Starting to really mix for real and this explanation is perfect! Thank you!

[patrickdinnsen]

This immediately made a huge difference in my music. Thank you for all that you guys do. So clear, so concise, and helpful!!!

[Vintagestep]

Staring January good I see!! Thank you, I can't believe you're putting tutorials this good for free.

[normanlove]

Wow this explains why my mastering in Ozone would be clipping all the time when the mix was not. You cleared up a lot for me, thank you.

[ElyWaves.]

thank you for actually showing how you do it vs just talking about it. Makes a world of difference