Xcaliber
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So when I'm mixing a song that someone else has recorded the first thing I do is leveling the volumes to make them all "sit" where I want in the mix. I normally just use the faders of each track to do that, but I read an article where someone had an idea of using a "gain staging" plug-in to reduce/boost the gain of the track to allow the fader to remain at 0.
I'm curious which of these techniques you use or if you have another one and whether there are pros and cons to each?
I find it easier to use the faders myself, but the concern that the article I read was presenting, and that I agree with, was that it cuts into the available headroom. I can't decide if that will limit me down the road or not though.
I'm curious which of these techniques you use or if you have another one and whether there are pros and cons to each?
I find it easier to use the faders myself, but the concern that the article I read was presenting, and that I agree with, was that it cuts into the available headroom. I can't decide if that will limit me down the road or not though.