Do We Really Need Gain Knobs?

[EanGolden]

If your a traktor user then you most likely use auto gain- so if your mixing digitally (all internally with a vci-100, 300 and so on) do you really need a gain knob?

[DvlsAdvct]

I have found, at times, the auto-gain to not be very helpful. The times are so few and far between, but sometimes I am spinning music that is mixed so low (ie: early 80's industrial that was probably recorded in a basement directly into a four track recorder and mixed down using a sock) that I need to pull the gain back on the newer track and boost the volume on the old one.

But, all in all, I'd say no. An understanding of gain/volume/levels: yes. A gain knob... no

now I need to figure out what I'm going to remap my gain knob to do

[Krilikz]

Yea im with you on the gain knobs....they are pointless.

Make them into superknobs! And then glue something to is so you dont have to pinch the damn thing.

[tekki]

I tend to use faders and gain. So for me I need them.
(For headroom and on manual gain correction)

Also making use of two knobs mapped as x fader and loco x fader.

[Jack Bastard]

Of course you still need gain knobs; autogain is nowhere near reliable enough, and sometimes the eqs are blunt instruments - to cut a certain frequency you want to lose will also take the oomph out of a sound you want to keep in the mix, without a gain knob how would you compensate?

My 2p.

[miyuru]

I use autogain, but sometimes you still need to manually adjust the gain.

I guess if you wanted, you could transcode all your songs with the volume auto-adjusted.

[Foreverhex]

Another that uses auto gain on traktor. I use the gain in the begining of the track, to pull it up if nessesary. After that I tend to use the volume slider to alter the db through out the song... its faster. But I kinda like it. Then again, I could see why its a waste of space to.

[EanGolden]

just wondering- I am working on a mapping of the vci-300 (there are precious few knobs) and was considering re-using the gains as a single fx blend.

it seems like gain is too important to loose but not nearly as important as it was 5 years ago.

[Foreverhex]

I think that you the fx blend nob would be more beneficial. You can always grab you mouse for 2 seconds.

[aiden]

i've been looking for this auto-gain feature in traktor and can't seem to find it. where is it?

I like to use gain as a "gate." I can have a reverb or some other fx engaged and then drop the gain out.. so the end of the effect trails out but no more music goes into it.