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The document provides guidelines and tips for proper gain staging when mixing audio. It outlines three main rules: 1) Don't clip the mix bus, 2) Optimize level into plugins, and 3) Keep faders close to zero. Most plugins sound best when the incoming signal is around -18 dBFS. It also gives solutions for common gain staging issues like tracks clipping, plugins clipping, signals being too quiet, and faders being too low.

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MSA Statement

The document provides guidelines and tips for proper gain staging when mixing audio. It outlines three main rules: 1) Don't clip the mix bus, 2) Optimize level into plugins, and 3) Keep faders close to zero. Most plugins sound best when the incoming signal is around -18 dBFS. It also gives solutions for common gain staging issues like tracks clipping, plugins clipping, signals being too quiet, and faders being too low.

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Kahlil Smith
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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. 
 
 
 
 
For   more   mixing   tips,   visit  B
  ehindTheSpeakers.com . 

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