In this episode of Wavy Wednesday's I'll be showing you how to perform proper gain staging using Waves VU meter and a Peak Meter. By the end of this tutorial you should have a better understanding for how to set your initial gain levels for your 2-track instrumental, how to set the proper microphone input level, and how to create and maintain enough headroom in your mix.
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Time Stamps
0:46 The first step to a good mix = Gain Staging
1:28 1 of 2 plugins I like to use for metering - WavesVU Meter
2:27 2 of 2 plugins I like to use for metering - PAZ Meter
3:25 Analyzing the meters
4:26 A common mistake to AVOID when gain staging!
6:37 The correct way to gain stage (The First Way)
8:09 How to maintain gain staging and headroom throughout the mixing process
11:25 The correct way to gain stage (The Second Way)
12:44 How to set the correct microphone recording input levels
14:37 Two reasons to aim for 0 VU (-18db) when gain staging
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