Hi Mike! just want to say thanks for sharing these for free. Some of your tips like this one are fundamentally essential for everyone to learn. Wish you a bigger audience, cause you simply deserve it.
+Sutan Antonius Reinhart Situmorang Cheers Sutan! The audience is growing steadily and I much prefer to have 'grass roots' quality viewers who really want to learn about mixing than the viewers who are just looking for the quick fix. I just can't do videos designed only to attract hits. Slow and Steady Wins the Race!!! Best! Mike
Michael White I have been learning from you for several years! Thank you for everything you have shared! Your knowledge are extraordinary! Kindest reg from Oslo!
Yes it was gold yes I watched hundreds of videos and never came across it I'm almost ashamed to admit it.I've been mixing with analog plugins is wrong for years. My filters was always low. Now I can tell instantly it was wrong.read freaking manual.wow smh
treztracks Hey Trez, I have these moments all the time where I realize I didn't understand something that seems obvious in retrospect. It's what you do after that realization that matters most. Chhers! Mike
just picked up several analog plugins on sale, this was the best explanation i've heard of gain staging specifically for analog modeling. i've been testing where the tape sim specifically starts breaking up and washing out the sound and it's way lower than i would have anticipated. i can't get enough of the history content too! love learning about how and why different devices were invented.
Hey Mike , could you plz do an in-depth video explaining about the various types of compressors and their appropriate usage on instruments ? Thanks ! Big Fan
So i set every Track on -18 on Input ? So Every Sound if its Drums or A Guitar or a Vocal goes in at -18 DB ? and then set the Balance with my Post Faders or whatever Faders that dont affect the Input of my Channel ? So every Sound in My Track the Loudest and the most Quiet one i do them on -18 DB Input at start. Then do the Leveling with my Mixer Faders that are Post - so they dont Effect the Input gain ?
Hi Mike, so with the calibration of level does this mean that the RMS level of the instrument should be inputting at -18 if the plugin calibrated to -18?
Ideally yes. This is not the case often with live performances so you have to average it all out. I will sometimes set the gain using the highest level section in any given track to -18. Also, not all plugins are calibrated to -18 and the data is often hard to find. This is more of a guideline so that your gain structure is consistent, flows well with headroom through the plugins and doesn't overload your mix bus.
Why can't I see the classes video or should I say attend the classes if I signed up for the websites? I get the email but it does not Allow me to view them.
Nathan Brown Hi Nathan, Access to the videos depends on your membership level. The email provides links to the live classes and the previously recorded classes as well as special offers. There are links for all membership levels. Let me know what your membership level is and I will let you know what you have access to. Cheers! Mike
Is it a bad idea to set up my gain structure using the input meter on waves plugins like CLA-2A? I find myself using a gain plugin right before that or any other waves plugin to make the input meter hit between -6 and 0. Should I use a dedicated meter plugin instead?
No, not a problem but check the level standard on the VU meter screw. I think it is defaulted to -18. If you are not familiar with VUs and how they work with different instruments especially percussion. It might be best to use a dig meter and get the average level somewhere around -18 with the peaks no higher than -6.
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Hi Mike! just want to say thanks for sharing these for free. Some of your tips like this one are fundamentally essential for everyone to learn. Wish you a bigger audience, cause you simply deserve it.
+Sutan Antonius Reinhart Situmorang Cheers Sutan!
The audience is growing steadily and I much prefer to have 'grass roots' quality viewers who really want to learn about mixing than the viewers who are just looking for the quick fix. I just can't do videos designed only to attract hits. Slow and Steady Wins the Race!!!
Best!
Mike
Michael White I have been learning from you for several years! Thank you for everything you have shared! Your knowledge are extraordinary! Kindest reg from Oslo!
Great tips Mike! This is why I love gain staging on the clip gain of the waveform prior to starting a mix.
that gain staging before analog plugin tip was gold! didn't see even single video with it in the last 3 years
Yes it was gold yes I watched hundreds of videos and never came across it I'm almost ashamed to admit it.I've been mixing with analog plugins is wrong for years. My filters was always low. Now I can tell instantly it was wrong.read freaking manual.wow smh
treztracks Hey Trez, I have these moments all the time where I realize I didn't understand something that seems obvious in retrospect. It's what you do after that realization that matters most.
Chhers!
Mike
overbe Thanks overbe!
just picked up several analog plugins on sale, this was the best explanation i've heard of gain staging specifically for analog modeling. i've been testing where the tape sim specifically starts breaking up and washing out the sound and it's way lower than i would have anticipated. i can't get enough of the history content too! love learning about how and why different devices were invented.
Amazing tips as usual. I've learned so much from your channel and website material. Thanks for the education Michael!!
ditto!
Priceless information. Thanks Mike.
Hey Mike , could you plz do an in-depth video explaining about the various types of compressors and their appropriate usage on instruments ? Thanks ! Big Fan
1000$ for you for a Gain Structure advice! Thanks!
+Tom August This one should help and its for free... ruclips.net/video/Px-r3HHV6aA/видео.html
this channel is amazing
Could do with a video on hitting tape and DAC emulations hard enough to avoid too much noise in the unused headroom vs crushing out your signal
That was great. Thanks for that!
Cheers!
So i set every Track on -18 on Input ? So Every Sound if its Drums or A Guitar or a Vocal goes in at -18 DB ? and then set the Balance with my Post Faders or whatever Faders that dont affect the Input of my Channel ? So every Sound in My Track the Loudest and the most Quiet one i do them on -18 DB Input at start. Then do the Leveling with my Mixer Faders that are Post - so they dont Effect the Input gain ?
Great stuff!
Always so helpful...Thank you very much.
Always some very useful tips, even in parts which seem obvious.
cheers!
Hey Mike, which metering settings do you use (assuming you're on PT11) do you keep your meters at 20RMS?
Excellent video.
the manual thing is definitely helpful, everyone who buys an analog processor read the manual, and with plugins it should be the same
Unfortunately, the manuals keep getting shorter and shorter. Call up the manual for the Waves c1 Compressor. It's 60 pages long!
Hi Mike, so with the calibration of level does this mean that the RMS level of the instrument should be inputting at -18 if the plugin calibrated to -18?
Ideally yes. This is not the case often with live performances so you have to average it all out. I will sometimes set the gain using the highest level section in any given track to -18. Also, not all plugins are calibrated to -18 and the data is often hard to find.
This is more of a guideline so that your gain structure is consistent, flows well with headroom through the plugins and doesn't overload your mix bus.
Why can't I see the classes video or should I say attend the classes if I signed up for the websites? I get the email but it does not Allow me to view them.
Nathan Brown Hi Nathan,
Access to the videos depends on your membership level. The email provides links to the live classes and the previously recorded classes as well as special offers. There are links for all membership levels. Let me know what your membership level is and I will let you know what you have access to.
Cheers!
Mike
Is it a bad idea to set up my gain structure using the input meter on waves plugins like CLA-2A? I find myself using a gain plugin right before that or any other waves plugin to make the input meter hit between -6 and 0. Should I use a dedicated meter plugin instead?
No, not a problem but check the level standard on the VU meter screw. I think it is defaulted to -18. If you are not familiar with VUs and how they work with different instruments especially percussion. It might be best to use a dig meter and get the average level somewhere around -18 with the peaks no higher than -6.
Awesome. Sounds like I'm on the right track. Thanks for your help! And thanks for all of your videos. They're absolutely brilliant.
Waves' audio engine itself can never be analog, but don't be bullshit and study the essence of the sound.
But it doesn't have to be analog unnecessarily.