How to set gain on a digital mixer!

Plugged-in AV March 11, 2022
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In this video I will take you through everything you need to know about setting gain levels on a digital mixing desk. Gain structure is such an important part of the mixing process. I will teach you WHY it's important, WHAT is going on when you set gain and HOW to get those levels right every single time in your church meetings. We will look into things like gain, preamps, signal, clip, headroom and everything else you need to know to set your gain settings. 0:00 - Intro to setting digital gain 1:18 - Why do we need to set gain on a digital mixing desk? 3:37 - What is a gain on a digital mixing desk? 5:34 - How much gain do I need on my mixing desk? 6:05 - How to understand gain or preamp settings on a mixing desk? 8:27 - How to understand an audio signal. What is clipped audio? 11:22 - How to adjust gain on your digital mixing desk. 13:44 - How to set gain levels in a sound check. 17:50 - Three things to remember when setting gain levels. ------------------------------- My Gear ------------------------------------ Cameras - Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6k - Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4k - Sony A7iii - Sony A6400 Lenses - Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 (EF mount) - Metabones, Canon EF mount - Sony E mount lens mount converter - Canon 17-35mm - Canon 24 - 70mm - Zeiss 16mm - 70mm - Sigma 35mm Audio - Rode NTG 4+ - Rode Video mic NTG - Allen & Heath SQ5, digital mixer - Tasam DR 60D MKii, field recorder - Zoom F2-BT, field recorder - Sennheiser XSW-D, lav mic Lighting - Amaran 100X - Apature 60cm Lantern - Sokani X60 - Neewer 60cm Softbox Sotware - DaVinci Resolve Any questions just leave me a comment or visit www.pluggedin-av.co.uk

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