GAIN STAGING TIP FOR CLARITY

[DSVN]

You should make a longer video on this with examples in a full track, hard to follow in short form

[Adsterr]

Gain staging, is the #1 way to make your mix sound so much better. I find, but there is other ways too im sure

[k-v-d]

I make Industrial Hardcore but your channel is one of the best I've seen in YouTube. No bullshit. No keeping "secrets". Always willing to help. Well done mate.

[jamieolson]

This is awesome. Thanks for this video! I'm going over my tracks starting with vocals. Running a VU at the start of the chain allows you to gain stage your vocals or other tracks to make sure they are hitting about 0 (-18) but as you add plugins, that will change. I've been splitting up tracks when various wider dynamics occur and use the gain knob on each wav section (in reaper) and pull them up or down to set these levels watching the VU. Then after each plugin I make sure it's hitting the same level at 0 (-18). I'm using the outputs of the plugins to set this though instead of the trim on the Klanghelm, unless there's no way to change the gain on a plugin, then I'm using a volume plugin instead. After it's all set up I mix with faders.

[tyroslauraz]

Great Explanation! It don't work for me, if vu meter set at - 18 dB it goes above unity gain into distortion and that's for VST's. Any advice?

[tudorgheorghe]

Streaky how and where you find marked that " some vst have a sweet spot vu action"? Since they have full digital scales or other vu tyoe scales? You made me confused!

[LoserDub]

Is this free? Yeah im tired of one song being quiet on loud but all the same mixing stuff

[tuffmike]

Why does it need to be hitting 0db on the meter before the plug-in AND after the plug in

[sjs]

When I use this method, sometimes high transient instruments like my snares, sound incredibly loud, but on the VU meter, they are no where near the -18 calibration or 0 on the VU, does this mean I have to turn them up, or are they already good at that level?

[tonytemple]

Calibrate the VU meter to -23 so low level information gets taken into consideration 😉

[UmaRecordings]

Why before the plugin? If I have a synth going into an Eq. Do I put the VU the between the two? And then one after the EQ?

[nashseen]

hey strekay, why use the Trim plugin instea of Clip gain?

[markshovel]

Sometimes i use on hit hat, but it seems the signal is VERY low, and I cant reach the 0, I don't know how to solve or calibrate the thing 🤔 With others intruments work perfectly

[Guitman]

I think you wanted to say "calibrated them to -18 dbfs"...not "-18 VU"...It's right? Excuse me, I'm only trying to understand... Thank you for your suggest! 🙂

[GrisibagageSnnaa-qzzw]

Why on earth would you wanna do this? -18db??? This shit needs elaboration

[michaelteasley]

😮Why are we setting at -18 tho… sorry for the dumb question

[henrikbie]

So very wrong! almost all DAWs have 64bit floating headroom on all faders except the master. You have to know what you are talking about if you are going to give advice.