True or False or

[amagras]

I made this little survey a while ago and I would like to hear what you guys think of the results. I completely made up the first option, if there's a remote possibility that the proximity effect is not a problem in the box I swear I don't see how. The second one however...

[mjslakeridge]

I would say both are false. But then I started out on analogue equipment, so I may know too much.

[albee1952]

Both are false.



Proximity effect happens at the microphone(regardless of analog or digital recording). But also consider, proximity effect can be a problem, or it can be a blessing. It depends on how its used(and was it on purpose or by accident).



Gain Staging is absolutely still important, although somewhat different, especially when it comes to recording levels. (There is no reason to "slam" the input meters in any DAW because you have no tape noise to be concerned with).

[Ryan Young]

Originally Posted by amagras

I made this little survey a while ago and I would like to hear what you guys think of the results. I completely made up the first option, if there's a remote possibility that the proximity effect is not a problem in the box I swear I don't see how. The second one however...

Both are false... recording one ADR session will prove it.

[64GTOBOY]

IME both false. I could be wrong, but I'm positive.

[amagras]

Before this thread go on I want to say that I believe the second is true, I base my opinion in this:
https://youtu.be/Ph1M3QZGku8
However I welcome anyone who's willing to convince me otherwise, I'm here to learn.

[Top Jimmy]

Originally Posted by amagras

Before this thread go on I want to say that I believe the second is true... However I welcome anyone who's willing to convince me otherwise, I'm here to learn.

Gain staging is supremely important because it begins at the preamp.

Send your session off to a top tier mixer and you're going hear about it if he has to bring relative gains into the ballpark before he even begins mixing. Proper gain staging of all the elements in the mix from start to finish makes everyone's job so much easier.


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[amagras]

Originally Posted by Top Jimmy

Gain staging is supremely important because it begins at the preamp.

Send your session off to a top tier mixer and you're going hear about it if he has to bring relative gains into the ballpark before he even begins mixing. Proper gain staging of all the elements in the mix from start to finish makes everyone's job so much easier.


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I have to make more clear that I'm talking about audio when its been already converted to digital (hence the "in the box in the original poll). Preamp is still analog.

[Top Jimmy]

Originally Posted by amagras

I have to make clear that I'm talking about audio when its been already converted to digital. Preamp is still analog

If you're going to narrow the scope like that, your argument becomes moot because gain staging begins at the pre amp and if you negate the analog side, you're not talking about gain staging. All you want to argue about is digital headroom without loss of resolution.


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[amagras]

Originally Posted by Top Jimmy

If you're going to narrow the scope like that, your argument becomes moot because gain staging begins at the pre amp and if you negate the analog side, you're not talking about gain staging. All you want to argue about is digital headroom without loss of resolution.


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Then I'm right!
I understand the importance of proper gain staging but once you have everything inside Pro Tools you only have to worry not to saturate the analog algorithms of analog emulation plugins and the master/converters. That can easily be done with clip gain and the channel faders....unless you mean that once ITB gain staging doesn't exist at all