{"id":17897,"date":"2023-06-24T04:25:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T04:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/audiblegenius.com\/?p=17897"},"modified":"2026-09-23T19:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T19:21:16","slug":"gain-staging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/audiblegenius.com\/de\/blog\/gain-staging","title":{"rendered":"What Is Gain Staging?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are various concepts and terminology in mixing and one of them is gain staging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gain staging is a very important step in mixing but many times it’s skipped by beginner mixing engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t implement it in your mixing process, then most likely you won’t be able to create a balance in your mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, if you are new to mixing and want to learn more, you must know about gain staging and how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is Gain Staging In Mixing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gain staging in mixing is the process of managing the volume levels of different tracks to ensure a balanced and clear sound. It involves setting the appropriate levels for each individual track so that they work well together and no part of the mix is too loud or too quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It should be the first thing to do when mixing songs<\/a> because it creates balance and without balance, there will be no good mixes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although there are some plugins for gain staging, you can do it without them, by simply using mixer volume faders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Do Gain Staging<\/h2>\n\n\n
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The goal of gain staging in mixing is to create balance in the mix by leveling all the tracks properly, with volume faders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there are steps you should follow and it concerns the order of tracks you should start and end with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, when you finish recording a song, the next step is mixing and it starts with gain staging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the first step of gain staging is to bring down all the faders (except the master track) to zero so there would be no sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then you start bringing up levels track by track to create balance in the mix.<\/p>\n\n\n

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