Paul Third | THIS is what happens to your transients when you don't gain stage analog emulation plugins 😱🤯 @PaulThird | Uploaded July 2021 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
HOW TO GAIN STAGE ANALOG EMULATION PLUGINS USING A FREE PLUGIN | PT2 | GAIN STAGING TRANSIENTS
My name is Paul Third and this week on mixing wednesdays I have a quick mixing tutorial on how to gain stage audio plugins. VU meter plugins can be found free online and are great audio tools to use if you want to set your input level to say -18dbfs or whatever level your analog gear or analog plugin desires for the best sound and also to reduce aliasing which can happen when hitting the input too hard on an analog emulation plugin. This pro tools tutorial is extremely basic and more of an audio engineer 101 into gain staging music production software.
After I made the tbproaudio mvmeter2 gain staging video I found out that standard vu meters are actually too slow to respond to fast transients which means that you are actually going in hotter than you think in snares, hi hats, handclaps etc by measuring 0vu in the meters. This can result in the transients being rounded, softened or even clipped clipped off with distortion filling in the void. This was confirmed via mixing engineers handbook (bobby owsinski) that states that there can be as much as 20db of information being missed due to the delay of the vu meters.
I have created a few audio tests comparing the difference in input levels (-15 vu, 0vu & -6dbfs) and how they affect the preservation of transients which can lead to lack of punch in the overall mix.
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tbproaudio.de/products/mvmeter2
pluginboutique.com/?a_aid=60a788bbb9644
thomann.de/gb/audient_id14_mkii.htm?partner_id=94442
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📖 CHAPTERS
0:00 the issue with fast transients and vu meters
1:00 the resolution
2:07 going in at -6dbfs .. no difference.. right?
4:42 input level audio tests
7:08 can I hear any difference?
🖱️CONTACT ME
Email: Paul.Third@dundeeandangus.ac.uk
Instagram: instagram.com/paulthird_uk
HOW TO GAIN STAGE ANALOG EMULATION PLUGINS USING A FREE PLUGIN | PT2 | GAIN STAGING TRANSIENTS
My name is Paul Third and this week on mixing wednesdays I have a quick mixing tutorial on how to gain stage audio plugins. VU meter plugins can be found free online and are great audio tools to use if you want to set your input level to say -18dbfs or whatever level your analog gear or analog plugin desires for the best sound and also to reduce aliasing which can happen when hitting the input too hard on an analog emulation plugin. This pro tools tutorial is extremely basic and more of an audio engineer 101 into gain staging music production software.
After I made the tbproaudio mvmeter2 gain staging video I found out that standard vu meters are actually too slow to respond to fast transients which means that you are actually going in hotter than you think in snares, hi hats, handclaps etc by measuring 0vu in the meters. This can result in the transients being rounded, softened or even clipped clipped off with distortion filling in the void. This was confirmed via mixing engineers handbook (bobby owsinski) that states that there can be as much as 20db of information being missed due to the delay of the vu meters.
I have created a few audio tests comparing the difference in input levels (-15 vu, 0vu & -6dbfs) and how they affect the preservation of transients which can lead to lack of punch in the overall mix.
🌠SUPPORT THE CHANNEL
patreon.com/mixingwedesdays
🏷️ PRODUCT LINKS
tbproaudio.de/products/mvmeter2
pluginboutique.com/?a_aid=60a788bbb9644
thomann.de/gb/audient_id14_mkii.htm?partner_id=94442
🎶 FOLLOW MY DEBUT ALBUM JOURNEY
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmcBOB8VmXMK_ekWdZmgO5HELFQf3ukZW
🎤 RELEASING A SONG?
Music distribution playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmcBOB8VmXMLm4ghr0ReiDFs3FhO9cHBU
Songwriting playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmcBOB8VmXMLNCUisz1ixeHBQb5j9AD6m
⬇️ OTHER VIDEOS LIKE THIS
📖 CHAPTERS
0:00 the issue with fast transients and vu meters
1:00 the resolution
2:07 going in at -6dbfs .. no difference.. right?
4:42 input level audio tests
7:08 can I hear any difference?
🖱️CONTACT ME
Email: Paul.Third@dundeeandangus.ac.uk
Instagram: instagram.com/paulthird_uk
