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Gain Staging Cheatsheet
3 Rules Of Gain Staging:
1. Don’t clip the mix bus
2. Optimize level into plugins
3. Keep faders close to zero
And remember—most plugins sound their best when the signal going into them is
around 18 dBFS.
How To Fix Common Gain Staging Issues:
My mix bus is clipping
Turn down all the tracks in your session using clip gain or gain plugins on the first
insert of every track.
One of my plugins is clipping
Add a gain plugin before it and turn down the level until the problem is solved.
The signal going into a plugin is too quiet
Add a gain plugin before it and boost the level to around 18 dBFS.
One of my faders is too low
Decrease the level of the track using clip gain or a gain plugin. Then bring the
fader up to zero.
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