How to set GAIN on a mixing console

[@WhomGodHasMade]

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[@chukieybass2527]

I concur

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[@gregdinger2967]

This was an excellent tutorial ... thank you!!

[@iss5917]

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[@gracechurchwarrnambool6912]

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[@goodlistener6046]

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[@soulman8948]

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[@preciousdiala1286]

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[@awemusic4258]

Well done Mr. Kelvin. Please, kindly clarify if we are to set our channel fader while trying to do gain staging

[@victoressien6887]

Well explanatory Thank you Kelvin

[@EzekielGonda-x5t]

Thank you for the concise information

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[@teganoble]

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[@KelvinEriaganoma]

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[@rafaelarias8387]

Great instructional video!

[@kb8796]

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[@ukeaguvictor9]

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[@davidblaze2184]

Hi, please do a video about setting up drive racks.

[@oluwadamilareodususi9236]

When dialing in your gain where should your volume feder be set at?

[@REVELATION19869]

Thanks so much sir

[@johnude7351]

Nice job kelvin

[@abrahamofei1063]

Good man Kelvin. What a good teacher you are!! By watching your tutorials, I've made giant strides in my study of the analog mixer. I'm Abraham from Ghana saying KUDOS.

[@robertgianchino3954]

Hey Kelvin, with PAs, where should the front of house be set to begin with. Should this be set after the mixer is set, so the faders can be set to infinity ( some suggest this) and then bring up the front of house to suit the venue? Eg we always set the front of house to half then adjust the volume from the mixer, but sometimes it can be a bit loud and feedback with the faders being carried real low to avoid this. Especially when in a beer garden and we need to drive the PA because of the open air situation. The result is good in the end but sometimes takes a while to get there. Hope this makes sense.

[@justinabaraofficial9553]

Thank you for the knowledge shared. This is helpful.

[@KelvinEriaganoma]

You're welcome. I'm glad you found it helpful.

[@d.o9261]

Thank you!!

[@ssekiddejoseph1939]

Thanks sir

[@chinemesolomon1935]

thanks for this video, so whats the appropriate gain level for mic on MGP24X yamaha

[@williestyle2345]

Thanks, I was hoping to see where u place the fader slider.

[@KelvinEriaganoma]

I usually turn down the channel fader when setting gain for my inputs and rely on my level meter for guidance. But in this video, the channel fader was turned up to the 0dB mark so as to enable you guys hear the audio from the mixer.

[@williestyle2345]

@@KelvinEriaganoma thanks !! That helps.

[@Ultimatetruthsmedia]

Thank you.. Please how can I have my speakers and subs connected to different amps

[@donf3877]

One of the problems (issues) is, EVERY fricking manufacturer has a different idea of where the levels should be on their analog mixer. Mackie... they don't want the level to EVER get to or above -0- db. They want you to set the signal at a nominal --6 peaking to -3. Allen and Heath, on the other hand... their ideal nominal level is +3 to +6 peaking to +9 (all in the yellow band), but not hitting +16 (red). Set a Mackie up that way and it will NOT be happy. And, Yamaha advises turning up the channel gain until the peak light come on intermittently. But, one of the BIG things I have noticed people do: They set the channel trim up, then crank in an off-board compressor... and readjust the trim higher. This is a sure way of getting the channel to distort!!! Once the trim is set, don't readjust it after adding in off-board effects.

[@SamuelFred-h8x]

You are a legend sir thank you so much i feel like a soud engineer in eight menuites 😂 but please how can i ehance and eliminate echo

[@bluedevilsverona]

Hi there, I need to activate the phantom power just far a channel, because I have just 1 condenser mic for the drums. Is it possibile with this mixer? What could I do if I can’t do it? Thank you!!

[@odunfavictor2181]

Good Day Sir!...when doing this gain setting procedure, is the fader for the channel meant to be on the lowest or 0....and are the pre-amps meant to be turned off?

[@bigjoe_official22]

Pls is it right to connect a powered mixer to an active speakers with active sub?

[@augustineukpeyogwa6075]

How do I setup a mixer , amplifier and equaliser..the mixer is Yamaha MGP 24

[@KelvinEriaganoma]

I'll do a video on that sometime soon. However, you can reach me directly for specifics. Send me a DM via any of the social media links on my channel.

[@thomas9469]

Brother So when I play a karaoke from the laptop and the singer is singing where the sound fader level should be ? Both mic fader and laptop fader should be same please advise. Thanks brother.

[@juniorstanley53]

Nice one

[@edgerefined4737]

Quick question, What if on an individual channel you have your gain is set to unity but the overall mix is clipping, how would you solve that?

[@gideonomore]

Pls were was your prefader level before setting the gain level

[@IGBEJMAJOR]

good job, thanks. how con you connect this mixer to audio interface for mixing in a daw eg. fl studio, and whwt and what do you need to do that. thanks

[@dariozagato]

If After setting the gain I apply a subtractive eq. Do I have to increase the gain to zero again?

[@KelvinEriaganoma]

You don't have to. Your faders or volume control knobs can be used to match the levels.

[@okyerefoster262]

Please i have been facing this problem and i want share it with you if you can help, please the problem is, the tweeters in my full range speaker has been burning, please what’s the cause

[@stephengodwingodwinc772]

Really want to learn sir. How do I get in..

[@simonamponsah5982]

Plseae sir on every channel strip on my mixer is having a peak indicator. Will there be any effect if a peak indicator on channel strip is blinking.

[@KelvinEriaganoma]

If the peak indicator blinks, it means that the channel is overloaded and the signal is distorted. The effect of this is poorly sounding audio. You can fix this by setting gain properly. Check out this video to see how to do that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2Lcl5mXrsyajKs

[@okyerefoster262]

Master please i need your help, please there is this problem that I’ve been facing in my church, please my sound don’t sound clear, especially when the instruments play and it sound muddy

[@otienock8732]

Please next week I have praise and worship night I am the sound engineer please i need more tutorials

[@manvince]

Great video overall however you made an by saying PFL is the same as SOLO. This are two very different things in mixing whether in a live or in a studio setting.

[@claverpalattao931]

Hi Which mixer is best when it comes to effects yamaha or soundcraft.

[@KelvinEriaganoma]

Although I currently use a Yamaha console, I strongly believe you can’t go wrong with either of both mixers when it comes to using their internal effects processors, especially when mixing live sound. I think your decision should be based more on which console matches your workflow, than on which one sounds best because they both sound amazing.

[@claverpalattao931]

@@KelvinEriaganoma thank you

[@KelvinEriaganoma]

You’re welcome.

[@BenoniQuayeniiayerkai]

How do you record your audio in live mixing environment

[@MOTORHEADGASKET]

I bought a tascam model 12 for this purpose its basically a portable studio

[@joshisaiah2447]

What if the console am using doesn’t have a”pad” button what do I do...thanks

[@KelvinEriaganoma]

The PAD switch is only useful when you have inputs that are already peaking even with the gain knob turned down, and that doesn’t always happen. However, if your mixer doesn’t have a PAD button, and you have a hot input signal, your best option is to turn down the signal before it gets to the mixer, probably at the source; like reducing the volume of a keyboard or music playback device, or on the signal path to the mixer; like using the PAD button on a DI box. If it’s a microphone input, you can change the microphone placement relative to the sound source (overhead drum mics are a good example) or you can change the microphone to a less sensitive one.

[@chukieybass2527]

Where was your fader level when setting your gain??

[@KelvinEriaganoma]

The fader position doesn't matter when setting gain, although I bring it down before setting gain, so audio does not come out from the speakers until I want it to.

[@chukieybass2527]

@@KelvinEriaganoma hmmmm. So the gain work like prefader??

[@pascalrofeldt7571]

I bought this mixer from a church for 100€ :) what a beast

[@d.o9261]

I love you

[@Unitedmedeasy]

Boss Kelvin, what if its an analog mixer and it doesn't have a green to yellow lights that indicate the 0db as shown in your mixer

[@KelvinEriaganoma]

For consoles without a full level meter (usually small or generic mixers), you should lookout for a peak or clip indicator on each channel strip. In this case, you have to use your ears. Keep both your channel and master volume faders/knobs at unity (0dB mark) and increase the gain until it sounds loud enough without clipping. If it does clip, you can reduce the channel volume to compensate, or rather, reduce the master volume if that's the case with multiple channels. Thank you for checking out the video.

[@Unitedmedeasy]

@@KelvinEriaganoma wow thanks boss, I really Appreciate. Tried exactly as u instructed it, and it worked perfectly. Thank you for the video, I will repost across all my social media handles

[@KelvinEriaganoma]

@@Unitedmedeasy That's amazing. You're welcome.

[@thepianopreacher2496]

So so do you mean once you want to set your microphone or any other instrument should I turn The Equalizer All the way down before starting my gain then after start setting my equaliser

[@KelvinEriaganoma]

Not at all. Setting gain has nothing to do with EQ. You can leave the equalizer knobs as they are while setting gain. After which, you can then make EQ adjustments.

[@thepianopreacher2496]

@@KelvinEriaganoma Kai Thanks so much big brother

[@kevingamble689]

That is wrong if you turn up eq low high or mid it will most definitely change gain. Just saying

[@XPJV]

If someone don't know basics about mixing, maybe they're doing something what is totally not their business.

[@flameoftruth1781]

Or just trying to learn

[@XPJV]

@flameoftruth1781 , No!... Music is a fine art! You must born with this talent, otherwise the results will only be "ok" and never "wow"...

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[@KelvinEriaganoma]

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