Fader creep is a colloquial term used in audio recording to describe a tendency for sound engineers to raise the gain of individual channels on a mixing console, rather than lowering others, to achieve a desired change or fix perceived problems in the mix. For example, an engineer might compensate for a particularly loud drum track by raising the volumes of the voice, the guitar, and the piano to the point where all of the individual signals are competing for headroom.
Fader creep is a colloquial term used in audio recording to describe a tendency for sound engineers to raise the gain of individual channels on a mixing console, rather than lowering others, to achieve a desired change or fix perceived problems in the mix. For example, an engineer might compensate for a particularly loud drum track by raising the volumes of the voice, the guitar, and the piano to the point where all of the individual signals are competing for headroom.
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