Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video I show you how easy it is to use ONE KNOB to adjust the entire clipper cascade , so that you can test what your mix sounds like at ANY loudness target. Want to hear what the mix sounds like with more dynamics and less loudness? Twist a knob. Want to hear what the mix sounds like clipped even harder, with more loudness (and less dynamics)? Twist a knob. The CTZ approach makes this super easy and 100% consistent and predictable. This is episode 8 in a series about how to mix for loudness, in large part by using a specific approach to gainstaging and dynamic range control that I call the "Clip-to-Zero (CTZ) strategy".
0:00 - In this video
2:00 - How to set up the VCA group
11:35 - Adapting things if you use a Listen Bus
19:25 - Make life easy with device racks
21:45 - Demo of the VCA trick in a real project
1:00:35 - What have we learned?
Find all of the "Mixing LOUD with CTZ" episodes in one convenient playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxik-POfUXY6i_fP0f4qXNwdMxh3PXxJx
Wondering what the CTZ Strategy is? Start with this short 17-page written guide. Find it here at docs.google.com/document/d/1Ogxa5-X_QdbtfLLQ_2mDEgPgHxNRLebQ7pps3rXewPM/edit?usp=sharing)
This is NOT paid promotion. All the tools you'll see me using or hear me mention were paid for by myself. These are just great tools that I use every day, and that I personally endorse.
If you enjoyed this video, please do me a solid and not only like the video (and subscribe to my channel), but also give me a follow on my TWO different artist accounts on Spotify! Thanks!
Baphometrix: open.spotify.com/artist/6OvuAOnVItgHAD1yuCRU8a
DubSkald: open.spotify.com/artist/5CuK2JuI8RmXjJ8ZQBOHQC
soundcloud.com/baphometrix
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Big shoutout to niico for the amazing credit reel graphics!
Did you know that niico is also a great producer? Check out their work at:
beatstars.com/niicolondon
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Credit reel graphics: beatstars.com/niicolondon
Credit reel music: Baphometrix
In this video I show you how easy it is to use ONE KNOB to adjust the entire clipper cascade , so that you can test what your mix sounds like at ANY loudness target. Want to hear what the mix sounds like with more dynamics and less loudness? Twist a knob. Want to hear what the mix sounds like clipped even harder, with more loudness (and less dynamics)? Twist a knob. The CTZ approach makes this super easy and 100% consistent and predictable. This is episode 8 in a series about how to mix for loudness, in large part by using a specific approach to gainstaging and dynamic range control that I call the "Clip-to-Zero (CTZ) strategy".
0:00 - In this video
2:00 - How to set up the VCA group
11:35 - Adapting things if you use a Listen Bus
19:25 - Make life easy with device racks
21:45 - Demo of the VCA trick in a real project
1:00:35 - What have we learned?
Find all of the "Mixing LOUD with CTZ" episodes in one convenient playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxik-POfUXY6i_fP0f4qXNwdMxh3PXxJx
Wondering what the CTZ Strategy is? Start with this short 17-page written guide. Find it here at docs.google.com/document/d/1Ogxa5-X_QdbtfLLQ_2mDEgPgHxNRLebQ7pps3rXewPM/edit?usp=sharing)
This is NOT paid promotion. All the tools you'll see me using or hear me mention were paid for by myself. These are just great tools that I use every day, and that I personally endorse.
If you enjoyed this video, please do me a solid and not only like the video (and subscribe to my channel), but also give me a follow on my TWO different artist accounts on Spotify! Thanks!
Baphometrix: open.spotify.com/artist/6OvuAOnVItgHAD1yuCRU8a
DubSkald: open.spotify.com/artist/5CuK2JuI8RmXjJ8ZQBOHQC
soundcloud.com/baphometrix
================
Big shoutout to niico for the amazing credit reel graphics!
Did you know that niico is also a great producer? Check out their work at:
beatstars.com/niicolondon
================
Credit reel graphics: beatstars.com/niicolondon
Credit reel music: Baphometrix
