Gain Staging

  • Case Study: Fixing Headphone Mix Levels with Focusrite Control

    Case studyLive Diagnostic Case Study: Fixing Headphone Mix Levels with Focusrite Control Paul AndrewsAudio engineer and founder, Amazing Audio · May 2026 Client A home recording artist Setup Focusrite Scarlett 6i6, Focusrite Control, Cubase Problem Couldn’t balance the backing track and his voice in the headphones Fix Switched to hardware monitoring and built a custom…

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  • Case Study: Achieving Zero-Latency Vocal Monitoring

    Case studyLive Diagnostic Case Study: Achieving Zero-Latency Vocal Monitoring Paul AndrewsAudio engineer and founder, Amazing Audio · May 2026 Client A producer and singer-songwriter Setup RME interface with TotalMix FX, Logic Pro Problem He wanted no vocal in his headphones; his singing partner needed hers with reverb and no delay Fix Moved monitoring to the…

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  • Case Study: Fixing Fuzzy High Notes for a Twitch Singer

    Case studyFull Studio Setup Case Study: Fixing Fuzzy High Notes for a Twitch Singer Paul AndrewsAudio engineer and founder, Amazing Audio · May 2026 Client A karaoke streamer on Twitch and YouTube Setup Shure SM7B, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, OBS Problem Loud high notes distorted and turned fuzzy on stream Fix Turned the Scarlett’s gain down…

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  • Case Study: Fixing Vocal Compression Clicks and Plugin Order

    Case studyLive Diagnostic Case Study: Fixing Vocal Compression Clicks and Plugin Order Paul AndrewsAudio engineer and founder, Amazing Audio · May 2026 Client A music producer Setup Logic Pro Problem A click or swoosh at the start of vocal phrases Fix Traced it to plugin order and reordered the chain so the compressor came before…

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  • Case Study: Optimising a Voiceover Studio and Processing Chain

    Case studyFull Studio Setup Case Study: Optimising a Voiceover Studio and Processing Chain Paul AndrewsAudio engineer and founder, Amazing Audio · May 2026 Client A voiceover artist, back for a second session Setup RØDE NT1-A, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, Mac, TwistedWave Problem Wanted to finish her studio: mic placement, gain and a processing chain Fix Set…

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  • Case Study: Fixing a Rising Noise Floor on a Focusrite Scarlett

    Case studyLive Diagnostic Case Study: Fixing a Rising Noise Floor on a Focusrite Scarlett Paul AndrewsAudio engineer and founder, Amazing Audio · May 2026 Client A voiceover artist building a home studio Setup RØDE NT1-A, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen, Mac Problem A hiss that swelled up every time she paused Fix Traced it to…

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  • Case Study: Eliminating Echo and Background Noise in OBS

    Case studyLive Diagnostic Case Study: Eliminating Echo and Background Noise in OBS Paul AndrewsAudio engineer and founder, Amazing Audio · May 2026 Client A new podcaster Setup MacBook, Blue Yeti, OBS, acoustic panels Problem Loud background noise and a hollow echo in OBS, made worse by stacked noise filters Fix Removed a hidden 18dB macOS…

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  • Case Study: Fixing Low Recording Levels for Guided Meditations

    Case studyLive Diagnostic Case Study: Fixing Low Recording Levels for Guided Meditations Paul AndrewsAudio engineer and founder, Amazing Audio · May 2026 Client A guided meditation teacher Setup Blue Yeti, Audacity, Windows 11, HP PC Problem Clipped word endings, and breaths silenced by hidden noise reduction Fix Turned off the Windows and HP audio enhancements,…

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  • Case Study: Getting Started as a Voice Actor

    Case studyFull Studio Setup Case Study: Getting Started as a Voice Actor Paul AndrewsAudio engineer and founder, Amazing Audio · May 2026 Client A new voice actor Setup MacBook, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, RØDE NT1-A, Audacity Problem Had all the gear but couldn’t get it working together Fix Set up the mic and gain, configured Audacity,…

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  • Case Study: Fixing Harsh Vocals on Premium Gear

    Case studyRemote session Case Study: Fixing Harsh Vocals on Premium Gear Paul AndrewsAudio engineer and founder, Amazing Audio · May 2026 Client A guitarist and producer Setup Neumann TLM 103, Neve 1073, Universal Audio Apollo, Ableton Live Problem Thin, harsh vocals despite a top-end recording chain Fix Corrected the Neve 1073’s gain staging, repositioned the…

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