Gain staging is keeping your audio levels balanced to avoid distortion and maintain clarity. 

Here's how:

Set levels: Keep volumes in a safe range (-18dB to -12dB).
Avoid clipping: Prevent signal overload.
Leave headroom: Keep some space below 0dB.
Monitor: Check levels as you mix for a clean sound.

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Some desk channel plugins (eg Brainworx SSL) benefit from attention to this, much like a real channel, they can be driven (or not) for effect or better harmonic structure etc

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