Gain Staging Made Easy

Gain staging for audio engineers and producers is a critical step in achieving great recordings and mixes. Whether you are in your home studio or a world class recording facility, proper gain staging will always help you to achieve the best results. People tend to make this process of gain staging more complicated than it needs to be. In this video, I show you the simple way to gain stage in any DAW. Download my FREE Pro Tools Editing Ninja Shortcuts PDF! https://courses.wavywayne.com/pl/2147547006 ENTER THE $20k HOME STUDIO GEAR GIVEAWAY SPONSORED BY UNIVERSAL AUDIO AND WAVY WAYNE https://www.wavywayne.com/pages/giveaway 0:00 Intro 1:50 What is gain staging 2:20 The first thing to be aware of 3:40 Metering and input level 6:00 What to look for while recording 7:16 Levels of mixing vs recording/ clip gain 8:45 If the DAW doesn't have clip gain 9:59 Gain Staging while mixing 14:20 Review Using a VU Meter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxuoPJH8ggQ Recording a Full Song in Pro Tools | Everything You Need to Know https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWakp8KH2YE Pro Mixing Secrets Revealed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gui8vexo2Q4 _______________________________________________________________ Get the studio gear I USE and recommend! https://wavyproaudio.com/ Get the Waves Plugins you need: https://waves.alzt.net/NK2Av2 Want to grow on YouTube? Join TubeBuddy Using my Link! https://www.tubebuddy.com/wavy1 My FREE Personal Mix Prep Guide https://courses.wavywayne.com/opt-in-3f9afa11-df14-4ab3-9074-cbd4e7bef4e5 Join the Wavy Seals Elite https://wavyproaudio.com/pages/wavy-seals-elite Wavy Wayne’s Pro Tools Certification Course https://wavyproaudio.com/pages/pro-tools-certification-courses Best Headphones In The Game: https://wavyproaudio.com/products/wavy-pro-audio-wavy-1-isolating-closed-back-studio-headphones Auto-Tune Unlimited https://wavyproaudio.com/search?sort_by=relevance&q=antares+auto+tune+unlimited&options%5Bprefix%5D=last&filter.v.price.gte=&filter.v.price.lte=&filter.p.vendor=Antares Distribute your music to the WORLD and save 7% with my DistroKid VIP link. http://distrokid.com/vip/thewavyway Shop some of the hottest plug-ins out, from BABY Audio. https://wavyproaudio.com/collections/baby-audio If you're a content creator, get all of your royalty-free music from Soundstripe! https://soundstripe.com?fpr=wayne40 SAVE 20% when you use the code: WAVYWAYNE20 "If it sounds good, it is good." -Wavy Wayne __________________________________________________________________ LETS CONNECT! Join Our Community https://bit.ly/2QZ6Rf3 Follow me on InstaGram https://www.instagram.com/wayne.wav/ Like my Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/wavvywayne/ Email: [email protected] #gainstaging #protools #homestudio #WavyWayne