[audacity4blind] Re: Amplifying Final Version of a Project
- From: Steve the Fiddle <stevethefiddle@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 16:43:18 +0100
No that was not Steve's method.
Steve
On 10 October 2014 15:09, Robert Hänggi <aarjay.robert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Steve's method as short hand:
>
> - Ctrl a, select all
> - Ctrl-Shift m, mix down to new track
> - Ctrl-a, Select all
> - Amplify,ok
> - Amplify, -3 (for 3 dB head room), ok
> - Delete mixed track
>
> 2014-10-10 15:33 GMT+02:00, Steve the Fiddle <stevethefiddle@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > With a multi-track project you should mix the tracks down to a single
> track
> > before amplifying to the desired final level. The reason is because when
> > you export, the tracks are mixed (added) together to create the finished
> > track, but if there are two or more tracks playing at the same time, then
> > when they are added together the result will (usually) be a bigger signal
> > than either of the tracks being mixed. That could cause clipping
> > distortion.
> >
> > In order to preserve my separate tracks, in case I want to edit the
> project
> > at a later date, what I usually do is to mix the tracks down to a new
> > track, then mute all of the other tracks:
> > 1) Ctrl+A (select all)
> > 2) Ctrl+Shift+M (mix to new track)
> > 3) Ctrl+U (mute all tracks)
> > 4) Down cursor to the bottom track
> > 5) Shift+U (unmute the track with focus)
> >
> > Note that you can use Normalize instead of Amplify if you wish. I find
> the
> > Normalize effect more convenient as it remembers the level that I am
> > amplifying to. When using Normalize on a stereo track you should normally
> > NOT normalize channels independently as that can affect the left/right
> > balance.
> >
> > The final peak level should be no greater than 0 dB. The exact level is
> to
> > some extent a matter of personal preference, but as a general guideline,
> > for uncompressed formats such as WAV, anything between 0 and -1 dB should
> > be fine. (In theory, 0 dB should be fine, but many audio players will
> very
> > slightly distort at 0 dB). For compressed formats such as MP3 or WMA I'd
> > allow a little more headroom. Compressed formats are inexact, so the
> actual
> > peak level of an exported MP3 may be a little higher than the original.
> -2
> > dB should be low enough.
> >
> > It is quite a common practice to amplify to 0 dB before export so as to
> > make the file as loud as possible, but personally I'd not recommend that.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > On 10 October 2014 13:46, Rich De Steno <ironrock@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> When I record multi-track songs involving drums, several guitars,
> vocals,
> >> and a keyboard, I keep the level of each track down to about minus 6 or
> >> more. When the project is finished, I press control-A to select all
> >> tracks
> >> and then Alt-C to go into Amplify, and I increase the amplification to
> >> just
> >> below zero, such as negative .1. Is this too close to zero or is there
> a
> >> better practice to produce a good, yet sufficiently loud, product?
> >>
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> >> Rich De Steno
> >>
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