How to Set Levels

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[dbeach]

The simplest and most useful explanation of levels I’ve ever heard. Really well done.

[shaneabbott]

-12 to -24 and you wont have any issues at all. -18 is the sweet spot. You can see in the mixer in S1 if you show the Inputs where you are hitting.

[michaelfarrow]

Recording skilled professional studio musicians, I generally start with the peaks at -10, assuming the final loudest peak will be about -6. If the player/singer is less experienced in the studio, I add additional headroom buffer, starting at -15.
My second guideline is NOVERS which translates into no "overs" ever.
Thanks, Joe!

[cuadroplastico]

Ja, ja. Indeed, Joe. You are just great explaining things crystal clear. You've just got what it takes, man. Thanks a lot.

[G]

Joe thank you on how you teach, demonstrate and break down studio one per the subject at hand. You guys have brought me light years lol. Really appreciate it .

[kellylanders]

This video was a breakthrough for me in understanding recording levels and why everything is red on my set-up for guitar'n at home lol. Thanks a million!

[CjDWIZ]

Thank you for this. Sometimes we need a refresher of just the fundamentals.

[michael]

Thank you! Simple, concise and perfect!

[sm]

Recording at higher levels dates back to analog and early-digital days, when the noise floor was high enough that you needed to record as loud as possible to get a clear recording. These days even the room noise will likely be much louder than the noise floor, so it doesn't matter (as long as you don't have the gain set at a ridiculously low level).

[tomaswmitchellphotography]

Wow thank you! That was so simple yet explained a major problem!

[jonmadof]

Super helpful and clear. Exactly what I needed as I'm about to record a guitar track. It will be nothing close to what Jimi Hendrix did at his worst moment ever, but at least it won't clip!!!

[jimmyers]

Thank you for verifying my way of recording. I host house concerts and record them so the performer "s" can have a record of it. When I do the sound check I have them play the loudest song they will perform so I can get the gain set and I keep the speakers off and they always say " I can't hear anything" so I have to tell them I'll set the house mix once I get the gain adjusted.

[JGlassy]

Great, useful video. I think a lot of recording gain (overly aggressive) issues may be due to misunderstanding that the monitor gain can and should be considered separate from a properly set track recording gain. I like your strategy of starting at -18 DB or so, and just boosting the monitor level as necessary to give your performer what they need for real time response. Just a thought…

[ericchin]

Thanks man!!

I hadn't heard clipping explained like that. Very helpful!!!!

[RobCampbell-szgv]

Exactly what I needed. Bookmarked. Simple concept, but essential!!

[johnthelad]

I learned a heck of a lot from this tutorial. I've just started recording vocals. Thanks Joe.

[katieclark]

This was exactly what I was looking for as a musician learning to produce! Thank you!

[KiNGRaZoR]

Thank you very much for helping me understand clipping much more. It helped me so much more, so, I know how to combat my vocals getting ruined. You just earned a new subscriber.

[harleystrain]

Can I just say its so hard to find tutorials on studio one and you cover so much stuff on music production and as a beginner to intermediate your videos ahve been insanely helpful recently. You always have what im looking for and hse studio one so you can show me how to douu it in my DAW

[davidorji]

I like how I can hear the change in audio when you adjust the gain...thanks for not trimming it, Joe.