Dj gain staging

Gain structure or gain staging usually refers to the faders, master volume and gain knobs on your mixer. These different volume controls are sometimes referred to as your gain stages. Gain staging is the act of making sure the songs you're mixing are playing at the same volume across all decks.

1. What is gain on a DJ mixer?
2. What should master gain be set at?
3. What level is gain staging?
4. What is the purpose of gain staging?

What is gain on a DJ mixer?

First up, what is gain itself? It's the electronic process of amplifying your signal (making it louder!). You have control over the gain at gain stages – points in your audio chain where you can change the level of volume of your sound. The majority of DJ mixers have three gain stages: the input gain (gain/trim knobs)

What should master gain be set at?

Use the master output gain knob to increase the level of the output signal until the average level of the track is at 0dB (usually the last green LED on the master output level meter) and the transients (usually the bass drum) peak between +3dB and +6 dB (the orange LEDs on most meters).

What level is gain staging?

So maintaining the same concept of optimal gain staging that you use during recording is your best bet: -18dBFS is a good average level to aim for. Keeping it conservative will help you maintain proper gain structure throughout your mix.

What is the purpose of gain staging?

Gain staging, or gain structuring, is the act of setting the gain for each amplification stage (gain stage) in a sound system to achieve a target system volume that minimizes noise and distortion. Said another way, proper gain staging allows your sound system to achieve the best signal-to-noise ratio.