Plugin for Bossting input gain?

[Larry Williams]

My guitar input was recorded too soft.  I want gain stage it optimally.  I remember a plug in that you could put in front that would increase gain .  I can't find it or remember its name.

 

Ideas??

 

Thanks

[reginaldStjohn]

On each track there is an input gain knob. At the top of the console view is where I access it. You can boost the gain up using that. You can also go to the process menu and apply gain to the clip, although that is a destructive operation that will actually change the gain of the clip.

[rsinger]

It is common to gain stage and add some coloration - if a compressor can be set at unity and has an output gain control you can use that. EQs often have output gain - keep the eq flat, but turn up the output gain.

[scook]

Before the track gain knob each clip has a clip gain envelope.

An empty FX Chain may be added to Clip and Track FX Racks to boost gain.

[Starship Krupa]

8 hours ago, Larry Williams said:

I remember a plug in that you could put in front that would increase gain .  I can't find it or remember its name.

My favorite is BlueLab's BL Gain. Very simple. But as others have pointed out, Cakewalk does already have a channel gain knob on each strip.

It's nice to have something like BL Gain around, though, because you can stick it between plug-ins if needed.

[lapasoa]

Your gutar input was recorded too soft? This kind of issue is concerning your audio interface. Give a try to your souncard  input channel's gain or sensivity.

Edited March 24, 2020 by lapasoa

[RBH]

Also Cakes own Channel tools will let you manage gain as well.

[John Nelson]

Free Gain by Sienda/Sonalksis.  Dead simple, and it's free. 

https://www.sonalksis.com/freeg.html

[Max Arwood]

Boosting the gain after it was recorded is needed sometimes, but it is not recommended to boost too much.  This will cause noise from each track build up a bad amount of total noise.  When you have to, you have to.  It is much better to use a preamp or soundcard volume than to boost it after the fact.

Max Arwood

 

[Alan Tubbs]

Record it with the proper gain.  When I don’t, I usually can get by with normalize.  It works, but you do have to watch out for noise.  Also check for overs.  It is best to use just enough, like Goldilocks.

Edited March 31, 2020 by Alan Tubbs