Which option represents Clip Gain's position relative to the mixer?

Which option represents Clip Gain's position relative to the mixer?

• A. Post-mixer
• B. On the master bus
• C. Pre-mixer
• D. After plug-ins

Answer: (C)

Clip Gain changes the level of the audio at the clip itself, before it enters the mixer path. In Pro Tools, this means it acts as a pre-mixer adjustment, shaping the signal prior to the track’s fader, inserts, and routing. Because the gain is stored with the clip and applied before the mixer, boosting or cutting a clip using Clip Gain changes the input level for the channel regardless of the track’s fader or plug-ins. It’s not applied on the master bus, nor after plug-ins, and it doesn’t occur after the mixer. That pre-mixer placement is why it’s the correct characterization.

Clip Gain changes the level of the audio at the clip itself, before it enters the mixer path. In Pro Tools, this means it acts as a pre-mixer adjustment, shaping the signal prior to the track’s fader, inserts, and routing. Because the gain is stored with the clip and applied before the mixer, boosting or cutting a clip using Clip Gain changes the input level for the channel regardless of the track’s fader or plug-ins. It’s not applied on the master bus, nor after plug-ins, and it doesn’t occur after the mixer. That pre-mixer placement is why it’s the correct characterization.