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Check this Gain Staging tutorial out:
PLEASE ADD YOUR SYSTEM SPECS TO YOUR SIGNATURE.
Download the SO 6 PDF MANUAL. Access your MY.PRESONUS account. OVERVIEW of how to get your issue fixed or the steps to create a SUPPORT TICKET. Needs to include: 1) Subject 2) Description 3) Country 4) Product 5) OS 6) Audio Software Windows 11 Pro 64-bit (23H2), Studio One 6.5.2 Professional | Notion 6.8.2 | Universal Control v4.2.0.96206 Intel NUC 13 (Intel i5-1340P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Revelator, SIII 32 |
@Swampthing: Are you trying to export the mix or the separate stems? Since you say you finished a mix I suppose you did some channel EQing and stuff, all of which may have made your channels louder. Then you probably set the channel faders for a good balance between the channels, which may have made some of them louder again. So exporting is likely to make the mix clip, and some of the stems/channels too.
Since this is just for an mp3 preview here’s a suggestion: Find the track/stem with the ‘loudest clip’, e.g. that 7dB. Add 1 or 2dB to that number for comfort. Then open the track inspector, select all your events on your tracks, and set event gain to minus that number. Now your entire mix will be quieter and shouldn’t clip anymore |
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@swampthing
When exporting a mix from the song (without using Project), S1 has the option to insert that mixdown into a new track. If you do this and then edit that file, you will see the peaks in the wave form which might help you figure out what is the loudest parts. When exporting a mix, if you like the way the mix sounds, you will not want to start lowering individual track volumes just to get rid of the over-peak issues. You can instead try to tame the peaks in the tracks that might be the problem using a compressor or limiter on them. Or, you can put a compressor or limiter on the main output to catch the peaks there. Maybe someday we will have the option to have S1 detect which tracks are clipping the output on exporting mixes. Until then, maybe try the process noted above and see if that helps. |
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So many complicated answers for a simple question.
When the export process tells you that you are 3db over.... that means that the loudest part of your export was 3 DB too loud. Turn down the master fader by at least 3 DB and Export again. Then you will have an MP3 file that you can listen to that wasn't clipped as part of the export process. As you work through getting better at mixing , there is a lifetime of things to learn. But simply turning down the master fader will export the song as you have mixed it without changing any levels between the tracks. |
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I think you have a handle on it swamp. if I'm doing a quick export to MP3 for a client, there's a good chance they would never hear minor clipping anyway.
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In general clipping will make audio sound harsh/shrill. Analog clipping chops off a signal's rounded tops where that signal tries to pass the maximum possible level, creating sharpish corners which sound... edgy. Distortion gradually increases when the signal's gain is raised further.
Digital clipping is different in that it creates a steep drop where the signal tries to pass say the positive maximum level, all the way down to the negative maximum to continue from there, flipping back when the signal comes within normal range again. It's sudden and loud and very unpleasant. Most DAWs protect you from the worst of it but it's still to be avoided. To avoid clipping (red lights on your Audiobox) you should turn down input gain. Turning down the input level knobs should do the trick. If that's not enough to keep your inputs from clipping you may be using the wrong input for what you connected to it. Not sure what the issue is with your interface's software. Maybe ask in the Audiobox forum? |
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