How To Set Your Microphone's Gain / Level for Beginners (FAQ Series)

Today, I answer a frequently asked question, “What’s the best gain setting” or “What gain should I set my blue yeti to”, by providing you an explanation of what level you should hit when recording, what factors impact your gain requirements, and the downfalls of setting your gain too high or too low. Preamp Gain: http://www.neumann.com/homestudio/en/how-to-set-up-your-preamp Gain Staging: https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/gain-staging/ 00:00 - Intro 00:41 - Part 1.0: What is gain 01:34 - Part 2.0: What is the best gain setting? 01:46 - Part 2.1: Factors that Impact Gain Requirements 02:46 - Part 2.2: What level should you record at? 03:57 - Part 2.3: How to set your microphone’s gain? 05:03 - Part 3.0: How does gain affect your sound? 05:34 - Part 3.1: Setting your gain too high 06:07 - Part 3.2: Setting your gain too low 06:47 - Part 3.3: Setting your gain just right 07:08 - Outro My YouTube Kit: https://podcastage.com/studio My Favorite XLR Mics: https://podcastage.com/rev/favxlr My Favorite USB Mics: https://podcastage.com/rev/favusb NOTE (FULL DISCLOSURE): If you purchase an item using my amazon link, it provides me a small referral fee. For more info check my FAQ page links below. Check the FAQ to see if your question was already answered: http://www.geeksrising.com/faq Vote For The Mics You Want Reviewed: http://www.geeksrising.com/podcastage Check us out, Follow us, & Like us over at: Discord: https://discord.gg/dXQUc7v Website: http://www.geeksrising.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/podcastage Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/podcastage Personal Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bandrewsays