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Production and recording · updated 2026-08-16

GAIN STAGING

Keeping levels sensible at every step so nothing clips and nothing is buried in noise. Roughly -18 dBFS average on the way in is a safe home base.

Recording studio control room with a mixing console and studio monitors

SOURCES AND CITATIONS

Free, primary references for gain staging — standards bodies, manufacturers, government offices and university course material.

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