Gain Staging

  • Case Study: Fixing Headphone Mix Levels with Focusrite Control

    Case Study: Fixing Headphone Mix Levels with Focusrite Control By Paul Andrews, Founder The Challenge A home recording artist was stuck in a frustrating cycle while tracking vocals in Cubase with a Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 interface, and booked a Live Diagnostic Call to resolve it. If the backing track was at a comfortable volume, their…

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  • Case Study: Achieving Zero-Latency Vocal Monitoring

    Case Study: Achieving Zero-Latency Vocal Monitoring By Paul Andrews, Founder The Challenge A producer and singer-songwriter was facing a deeply frustrating studio dilemma and booked a Live Diagnostic Call. When recording his own vocals, he preferred a dry headphone mix. However, his collaborative singing partner needed to hear her voice with a touch of reverb…

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

    Case Study: Fixing Fuzzy High Notes for a Twitch Singer By Paul Andrews, Founder The Challenge A content creator who streams live karaoke sessions on Twitch and YouTube was dealing with a massive confidence killer. Despite using a professional Shure SM7B microphone and a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface, his audio would become distorted and “fuzzy”…

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  • Case Study: Fixing Vocal Compression Clicks and Plugin Order

    Case Study: Fixing Vocal Compression Clicks and Plugin Order By Paul Andrews, Founder The Challenge A client was experiencing one of the most maddening issues in music production and booked a Live Diagnostic Call. He had captured a brilliant vocal performance in Logic Pro—the tone was rich and the delivery was perfect. However, as he…

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  • Case Study: Optimizing a Voiceover Studio and Processing Chain

    Case Study: Optimizing a Voiceover Studio and Processing Chain By Paul Andrews, Founder The Challenge Following a previous session where we successfully eliminated a rising noise floor caused by a hidden Auto-Gain feature, a voiceover artist needed to finalize her home studio setup and booked a Full Pro Audio Setup. With the hardware glitch resolved,…

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

    Case Study: Fixing a Rising Noise Floor on a Focusrite Scarlett By Paul Andrews, Founder The Challenge A voiceover artist building her new home recording studio reached out for help and booked a Live Diagnostic Call. She had invested in industry-standard gear—a Rode NT1-A microphone and a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen audio interface—but was…

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  • Case Study: Eliminating Echo and Background Noise in OBS

    Case Study: Eliminating Echo and Background Noise in OBS By Paul Andrews, Founder The Challenge A new podcaster reached out in frustration and booked a Live Diagnostic Call. She had invested in a MacBook, a Blue Yeti microphone, and had even installed acoustic wall panels around her desk to reduce room echo. Despite this, her…

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  • Case Study: Fixing Low Recording Levels for Guided Meditations

    Case Study: Fixing Low Recording Levels for Guided Meditations By Paul Andrews, Founder The Challenge A client reached out in need of help with her guided meditation recordings and booked a Live Diagnostic Call. She was using a Blue Yeti microphone plugged into a Windows 11 PC and recording on Audacity, but the results were…

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  • Case Study: Getting Started as a Voice Actor

    Case Study: Getting Started as a Voice Actor By Paul Andrews, Founder The Challenge A voice actor had purchased premium recording equipment for a new home studio, including a MacBook, Audacity software, a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface, and a Rode NT1a microphone. However, he was stuck getting everything working together and booked a Full Pro…

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  • Case Study: Fixing Harsh Vocals on Premium Gear

    Paul Andrews, Founder Case Study: Fixing Harsh Vocals on Premium Gear The Challenge A talented guitarist and producer reached out in a state of understandable frustration. He had invested in a truly first-class recording chain: a Neumann TLM 103 microphone running into a magnificent Neve 1073 preamp and a Universal Audio Apollo interface. Despite this…

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