Nearly 20 years in Cubase, and NOW I learn about the pencil on audio events? This is embarrassing! I would automate, and then bounce before compression.

@DomSigalas

3 жыл бұрын

This made me happy. Enjoy the new tool! :)

@YASIR.K

3 жыл бұрын

me too

@boogie2266

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know if it'll make you happier but you are not alone ;-)

@amirharony3859

3 жыл бұрын

me too.. wowwww

@MrSimZOldSchoolRev

3 жыл бұрын

@@boogie2266 Add me to this list...haha

It is almost spooky how much i learn from this channel.

@DomSigalas

3 жыл бұрын

👻👻👻 hahaha thanks Michael!

@svenningk

3 жыл бұрын

I know, same here!

@cryptout

3 жыл бұрын

@@DomSigalas I have a list with all Dom’s awesome lessons so I can rewatch per topic when I need help. 100 times better than any manual!

Hey Dom. I'm really glad that I found your channel. You can't imagine what I already learned by watching your videos within the last two weeks since I found you. I wish I had more time to test out all of your tips by myself. Keep up the good work!

Dom, your explanations and every detail and tip you provide are exceptional! I can't wait for your next video! 😃

Bloody hell Mr Sigalas, I'm astounded! You have produced the ultimate guide to Gain-Staging in one brilliantly concise, no nonsense YT session in under 18 minutes. Absolute genius work Dom, I just wish I'd found you sooner!!!!

@tracktaylor2783

Жыл бұрын

Yeah fantastic studf

@mousewrangler

Жыл бұрын

I know! He's terrific isn't he?

I'm absolutely inspired by your obvious passion for helping people understand how to use this product AND put them on the path to creating their own music.

A really useful quick reference video for understanding gainstaging in Cubase. As always, really clearly and dynamically explained! Thanks a million!

Watching this video again to do gain-staging better. Brilliant video! Thanks! You have so many great tips for Cubase!

The pencil trick is just AWESOME! I was automating all the breaths for years, now I know how to do it in the right way! Thanks Dom!

On of the best of Dom's tutorials. This might be the most important thing I've learned so far. I'm totally comfortable building a solid gain foundation for each mix now. Dom, I knew a couple of the concepts you taught (headroom at -18 or -12, for example) but I had no idea of the order these moves should come in, or "where" these moves existed in the signal chain (like knowing that pencil adjustments should come before fader automation, etc.). It makes total sense now ... but it might have taken me months, even years, to figure it out through experience on my own. Really appreciate this lesson. Immediately, immediately helpful and impactful.

Probably the most concise explanation on the subject in the dozen vids I just watched. Excellent work!

Wow, talk about information that you can immediately apply to improve your work. This was gold. Thank you.

You teach in such a way that anyone can easily get it. Cheers hope to get more tutorials on mixing.

30yrs in Cubase and the pencil tool made me feel like a fool. It even ryhmes. Thank you!

@onyxxproductions8187

3 жыл бұрын

Same - I've gotten pretty smug with these "like a pro" videos finding that I'm doing everything in them, but this one made me feel like an amateur for sure

Dom, this advice is absolute gold. Thank you!

Even though I'm a long-time Cubase professional, I always look forward to learning new tips and tricks, and I'm usually amazed at how I could have lived without them before. Thanks for helping to elevate all our Cubase games.

Holy crap, Dom! THANK YOU! Gain staging has been eluding me a bit and this was the most concise and straightforward explanation I have seen. I actually have a workable process now, especially within Cubase.

Just found your channel. Learning so much already and I’ve been using Cubase since it was first released! In fact I started with Steinberg 24 on an Atari ST. This video was fantastic. I have always just pulled the channel fader down. Using these tips I’m sure will make a big difference to my control over the final mix. Trouble is now I want to watch all your other videos which is stopping me actually recording music. Thank you for the videos and your time making them.

Dom, I have no words to say that this video is fantastic, and your explanation even better. Clear, honest, concised, incredible. Cubase is a fantastic DAW, and deserves great teachers as you are. I learnt a lot about gain stagin in 17 minutes ! All fantastic, from the 1st minut ti the last. I am unable ti highlight only one oart of the video. You are helping to grow all the Cubase community users. Congratulations. I will keep this video in a safe place as the "bible" of gain staging, and of sure, I will revisited more than once, and I will share to other colleagues.

Great course again! Answering my questions about those different faders etc.

Dom, you are such a good teacher, I have learned so much from you, and truth be told, one is never too old to learn new things! The way you deliver your teachings on this channel, and with so much passion, is simply sublime! I've been active in the audio industry in Belgium since 1993, I have done editing, mixing, mastering and composing music for fiction series, and I have been a Cubase aficionado (also Nuendo) and user since 1999. Now I also teach Cubase (and sadly also Adobe Audition) in high school in Belgium. But the way you are making these youtube tutorials and videos, really helps me at delivering my teaching methods to my pupils. I am much older than you, but then again, I consider you as my role model, to teach my young audio padawans in school. ;-) I'm a big fan of yours, and I also redirect my pupils to go and watch (and ding your notification bell and subscribe to your channel) all your videos on KZread here. Normally I have to make my own videos to explain stuff to them, so they can watch them again, but with a knowledge-source like you, I can let them watch all of your videos and hope they absorb as much as they can. It really helps me out. Continue your good work, I will continue watching everything you deliver. Greetings, Miguel

OMG the pencil thing.... you killed me

@olegloza

22 күн бұрын

+1 The pencil thing made me cry about the hours I spent editing vocals using pre-gain envelope and the overall even clip gain. I only wish it were more obvious that this feature exists in Cubase.

Explained and illustrated very well! Thank you! \m/ \m/

Excellent video, as usual. Thanks a lot, Dom. A pleasure to learn from you!

I recently used this gain staging technique this week on a recording of an original song of mine and it totally transformed the song. The final result was a revelation. It wasn't that difficult to implement either. No more recording "hot" from now on.

Awesome, I was a "just turn the fader down" guy, until now. Thank you.

@DomSigalas

3 жыл бұрын

🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼😀😃😃

Again, such a clear and easy tutorial and showing pros and cons of working on gains. Thanks!!

Thank you for your Cubase shares Dom!

The loudness war!!!! :D you almost 20k man congratz !!

@CinderellaVasia

3 жыл бұрын

That's indeed great news for celebration! 😃

Amazing tutorial, thank you Dom! A question: You mentioned that you like to have -12dB on the master while mixing. How do you achieve that this remains more or less constant while adding more and more tracks during production? (And why -12?)

Just from watching a couple of your vids yesterday and today, i’m learning a lot and my mixes are rewarding me for it. You are the man!

Thank you Dom!!! I always watch your tutorials, still can't believe I never saw this one before. I just needed to say: THANK YOU! You have no idea how much you're helping us (you and Chris Selim), always providing us with GREAT contributions. Cheers, man!

We can also make an automation of the Pre-Gain section to ensure that volume is balanced before hitting any plugin! :)

Please don’t ask if we want a video about the thing you don’t fully explain, PLEASE JUST DO IT, WE NEED MORE TUTORIALS OF CUBASE 10.5 AND MAKE THE CUBASE COMMUNITY GROW ❤️

10:55 OH MY GAAAAAWWWWWWWD!!! I've been using the highlighting tool, selecting gain from the process options in the audio drop down tab. This saves so much time! DOM, once again you've made my DAY! THANK YOU!

Excellent tips here Dom!! Thanks for simplifying Gain Staging.😎

There is a small trap by using "PreGain" (not only this one), maybe just when you are not used to it. For instance I had the Noise Gate in the Channel Strip in use and lowered now the PreGain. The Noise Gate of course had to be adjusted in the threshold. First I was wondering why there was no longer any sound after lowering the PRE gain...so if Gain Staging on a already started project, be aware of the impact

This pencil feature has been available for a long time... Cubase is best!

Didn't know about the pencil trick! It was great to get an explanation on gain staging, since as a beginner, it has been an area with quite a lot of a struggle for me. Thanks for a great video!

OMG !.. this is the best video of gain staging ever... thankk youuu

Ok so I just found this precious tutorial after I just my gain staging my song with that old bad methods. Let me cry my tears out above peak level 😂

Cubase needs an optional feature to automatically pull the pre gain down to whatever predetermined level you have set. (-6,-12-18 or whatever you want.) That way, when you drop in a vst or sample, cubase would automatically adjust the pre gain to your desired setting while leaving the fader at zero. Doesn't seem like it would be that hard to implement it. Would save us a ton of time.

@idirtyrecords

Жыл бұрын

yes i was thinking the same as i watched the vid

@CyrilleBoucanogh

Жыл бұрын

it would be hard to implement as Cubase can't decide whether it should be -6 or -18. Sometimes you have over a hundred tracks and your levels are too hot, sometimes you have just ten tracks and you're ok with the recorded levels. And if you work professionally uour levels are never too hot, as they should always be recorded not hotter than -18 dB TPFS.

WOW!!! So many tips and tricks in this great video. Thanks Dom

Dom Thanks for the content 👊 your experience always helps my learning. Have a great 2022✌️🇦🇺

The pencil tool is a good idea but needs to be reworked, it is a pain to use, e.g. the points are so tiny, it is practically impossible to hit them again in case you want to edit the curve. You should be able to edit them like automation, with Bézier curves and proper tools. It is a long time since I used Ableton Live, but the clip envelopes there were sooo much easier to use. And that was ten years ago. Could be a great tool, as of now I rarely ever use it because it’s a pita. It is usually faster to automate the pre gain.

@chrisibbetson

3 жыл бұрын

Very true!

@TaylorSappe

3 жыл бұрын

I love using the pencil tool, but you are correct. We do need a way to be able to zoom in on the points to make them bigger and easier to work with.

This video is an eye opener. Thanks for teaching the methods. I'm really grateful to you😊

Hands down the best tutorial on gain staging I've seen. These tips will solve a few problems with my mixes for sure. Also - I've used Cubase since 2006 and for some reason didn't know about the pencil on audio events OR the pre gain section on the channel settings. It was there all the time. Embarrasing but hey - I don't care because this video blew my mind. Will change my work flow accordingly imediately. Fantastic channel. Thanks!

Really excellent video about a critical step in mixing. Thank you so much!

Like all your tutorials, insightful, clear, and enjoyable...thanks Dom !

Excellent explanation... Thank you! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

This is great. I was taught at college to drop all the faders to start for analogue mixing but this solution for DAW is brilliant

I knew about the pencil and I have been using it to change the amplitude in my samples since Cubase 7. It was one of the greatest discovery in music production I had at the time. The consequence was and still is the only way to manage my music mixing production. Dom, I really liked the way you explained it. Marvellous

Thank you Dom. Priceless tips, once again. I've been using pre gain and clip adjustments but didn't know about the volume envelope stuff. Keep up the good work! Alex

That pencil tool tip is otherworldly. Your tutorials are a cut above the rest always leaving feeling like it was worth the watch. Fantastic channel !!

Wow, Dom what a great content you provide in your videos. You've inspired me to get Cubase Pro 10 and that has really upped my game. And now, learning about pencil editing makes a great addition to my bag of tricks. I always dreamed of having that kind of control in gain staging and editing without using automation and clip gaining but did not know that trick until now. A big THANK YOU goes your way. Rock onward.

Amazing straight forward explanation and important knowledge! Thank you! :)

Thanks for all the great tips Dom, you help me a lot with the production and those small details!

Thank you bro.......very Educative

Your hints are like gems. Thank you very much!

I am a cubase user from Version 1.0 and I have never ever used the pencil for gain staging... What a great video, man! Perfectly explained!

only been using and learning for a year, but you've saved me so much time - future time! Dom you are Invaluable! I constantly go to your channel to learn new things!

@DomSigalas

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped Dan!

Wooow that pencil trick is incredible!! I can't wait to play with it. Feels like I level up every time I watch one of your videos, Dom. Thank you so much, man!

You're a free king lifesaver man, I can't tell you how much of a difference your channel makes for me!

Dom, your videos are gold! I never get bored watching and learning from you! Thank you!

Man! This is great content! Thank you so much! We just started to deep work with new track and has problems with gain of the mix. Now i understand why. Your channel is so great!

most authentic information i've ever come across..thanks for sharing your indepth knowledge.. stay blessed

Thank you for this detail about "The Event Based Volume Envelope" it means a lot for me, I didn't know that.

Thank you so much Dom!!! This is an amazing help for me, you always tell the exact things I need to know!

Trick #2 was an absolute stunner. I never knew this existed and I will try it now with a mix given to me. May be a life saver for the vocals. Thanks for sharing!

I have been using all of those methods, but until I watched this video I didn't know which method was best to use at which stage. Thank you for this video. It brought clarity to my workflow.

I didn't know about some of the stuff you shared (the pencil, too) and I found it very helpful. I also use Cubase. Thank you so much for these wonderful videos! You are amazing!

I love all of your videos! Great teacher! Thank you!

Dom, you are a true audiohero! Thanx a lot for your sharing your knowledge and the compassionate teaching.

@DomSigalas

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

yup! knew these and I agree completely with you!

Brilliant as always. Thank you, master.

You picked up a sub today man. First video ive ever seen by you and im only half way through your video and i already know your videos are extremely high quality. Brilliant explaination. Carry on o7

Yes Sir! I did'nt Know that ! very exciting Thanks a lot

Almost always something new learned in your videos, thanks Dom!

You really made my day. Been going through this challenge for a long time now, thanks a million Dom

Thank you for these advices! Finally I can improve my workspeed in my favourite DAW! :)

Great stuff! Thank you for showing this technique. Cubase is such a great DAW.

As usual, your Cubase videos teach me so much more than just how to use Cubase - but how to be a better mixer / producer for my projects. Mahalo, friend.

Thank you for making this all Videos God bless you am a huge Fan 😊

Dom is simply the best Cubase tutor! Gain Staging is such a mystic topic, but this explains all. I like the pre gain knob, interesting fact about the fader volume scales (never knew). So probably will start using the pre gain and tool, rather than faders... 👍

Best explanation I’ve seen of this. Thank you :)

Precises and to the point. Great info. It's the most angry I ever seen you about a topic but glad you did. There is so much hype about this DAW that DAW this plug in that Plug in you mange to keep it real and relatable.

Awesome stuff and - as many of you - I didn't know about the pencil tool either. After more than 20 years of working with Cubase! So thank you Dom! As far as I can see, it is very useful and it will be part of my workflow from now on.👍

Awesome tutorial Dom. Thank you again. Love the info. on the pencil! No I didn't know I could do that, but Wow, now that I do, How helpful it will be for me. Appreciate your sharing.

Thank you Dom! Always learning new stuff with your videos.

Thank you Dom again for an awesome Cubase features video - finally this is what this great DAW deserves...

Dom, thanks for the video it helped a lot, I've been using Cubase for years, and I didn't know about these tips, congratulations for sharing in an objective way.

The first time I recognized why gainstaging is important at all...thanks for this brilliant explanation

thanks Dom, very appropriate for my journey/learning at the moment........appreciated.

Awesome, thank you Dom, your videos are really inspiring, really appreciated! Thank you so much 👍🙏

this is the reason I still watch Cubase tutorials...what a great DAW. I' ve been using it for so long now and still there are things I didn't know..

Thank you for this! I've been tracking for years and never knew about pre-gain - saved it to my archived vids!

Dom, as I said in many of your videos, you're the man!.

This is one of the best tutorials that I've ever seen! Thanks Dom.

Great lesson Dom! Absolutely correct!

Cubase roles all the other daws out there since the very beginning. Thank you Dom !