How I INCORPORATE, GAIN STAGE and MIX with HELIX PRESET PACKS

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In this video, I go over how I would incorporate, gain stage and mix using my line 6 helix preset packs and how you can get up and running with these or similar preset packs. Gain staging is important and can be confusing. I go over how I approach this in my productions (that doesn't mean it's the right way for YOU).

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Check out the track used, Beautiful Burden, here:

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00:00 Intro and Overview
00:51 Things to consider (your mileage may vary)
01:45 Sound example, Play-through (snippet) of Beautiful Burden from Ample Chattels EP
03:10 At the computer
03:28 Gain staging (MY APPROACH!)
04:18 Bringing audio INTO my DAW and the levels I shoot for
06:37 Controlling the OUPUT volume of your Helix/Patches
07:31 Controlling the INPUT inside of your DAW (STUDIO ONE)
10:37 Yes, I do some post processing! TOP DOWN MIXING
13:00 Quick overview of the mix
16:43 WHAT IS THE POINT! I wanted to help you get up and running, FASTER
17:49 Final Thoughts

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[NickHillMakesMusic]

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00:00 Intro and Overview
00:51 Things to consider (your mileage may vary)
01:45 Sound example, Play-through (snippet) of Beautiful Burden from Ample Chattels EP
03:10 At the computer
03:28 Gain staging (MY APPROACH!)
04:18 Bringing audio INTO my DAW and the levels I shoot for
06:37 Controlling the OUPUT volume of your Helix/Patches
07:31 Controlling the INPUT inside of your DAW (STUDIO ONE)
10:37 Yes, I do some post processing! TOP DOWN MIXING
13:00 Quick overview of the mix
16:43 WHAT IS THE POINT! I wanted to help you get up and running, FASTER
17:49 Final Thoughts

[thebunn]

The riffs in this track are weapons! Excellent info as well!

[mrshiney]

Yes indeed....from FX to FX it is critical to check output to the next FX. Digital Fx are designed to see a specific input somewhere around -10db Levels that are to hot create weird unwanted digital artifacts that are impossible to remove. so ya knwo you can slam a compressor with a super hot signal and it will squish it and the level that comes out could be back down to -10db....but strange digital things are taking place in that plug in

[Fateline]

thank you Nick, this was very useful.

[ViolenDarkstalker]

I wasn't able to catch the name of the gentleman that you studied mixing from, I struggle with my mixes. Could you link him for us?

[GearStuffandThings]

Good Morning! Informative as always. You have me wanting a Solar.. WTF is life?