Hi phil What's the differance between a cpmpresser and a pitch limiter. I know how to apply a compresser in a right way but not a pitch limiter. Thanks Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Muir" <philmuir1@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 7:01 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Recording terms tips > HI Rod!! > > EQ adjusts the tone on a sound. Think of it this way, on your stereo, you have controls for > adjusting the bass, midrange and treble. That's what you can do with EQ. You can use it to filter > out specific frequencies for example, if you were recording a Fender Rhodes sound, there may be > quite a lot of midrange frequencies in that sound. So, you could use the EQ to filter out some of > them which would help the sound of the Fender Rhodes cut through in the mix. > > Compression is used to boost the overall level of a sound. For example, when some vocalists sing, > there can be quite a change in the volume level coming on to the track. Or, if the singer is > singing a song that has quite a large vocal range. Some of the sound going down on to the track > could be at say, minus 3 or for DB where as other parts of the sound could be at minus 0.2 DB. You > could then add a compressor which would bring up the volume of the notes at minus 3 or 4 DB and > compress or push down the volume of the hier notes at minus 0.2 DB thus, levelling out the sound on > the vocal track. > > Regards, Phil Muir > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rod Alcidonis" <roddj12@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 10:51 AM > Subject: [ddots-l] Recording terms tips > > > > Hey gangs: > > Two questions: > > > > What is the difference between EQ and compression please? I need to start > > making my tunes sound a little better. Provide Examples please!!!! > > > > My other question, when one listen to a song, and hears a little noise > > that's not wanted. for example, a phone that rings far in the background or > > something. This is a bad freqency, I suppose. Now, how do you determine > > what DB is that frequency and what and how much frequency to cut or filter? > > What I am getting at is when someone say, I get rid of the frequency I want > > and boost the ones I like. How do you get to finding out the frequencies you > > want and don't want. I am having problem conceptualizing the terms, I think. > > Thanks! > > > > Rod > > MSN: roddj12@xxxxxxxxxxx > > IM: Roddy12RA > > > > "No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come." Victor Hugo. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gordon Kent" <dbmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 2:33 AM > > Subject: [ddots-l] Re: converting to MP3 with Sonar > > > > > > > Sonar 4 is now using the lame encoder, which is much better than what they > > > were using. > > > Gord > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Brian Kijewski" <sitedblind@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 6:57 PM > > > Subject: [ddots-l] converting to MP3 with Sonar > > > > > > > > > Hi: > > > I only converted a .cwp file in Sonar into an MP3 right when I got Sonar, > > > and now when I tried to do it again, Jaws says "processing audio data" but > > > once it's finished doing this, a message box comes up asking me to type in > > > my unlock code. I have no idea what it is talking about and when I press > > > escape or click on "continue", nothing else happens and therefore, the > > song > > > is not converted into an MP3. It seems as if maybe I need to download > > > something or as if my trial has run out. > > > Does anybody know what I can do so that I am able to convert .cwp files > > into > > > MP3's?????????????? > > > Thanks a lot!!!!!! > > > Brian > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Take charge with a pop-up guard built on patented Microsoft® SmartScreen > > > Technology > > > > > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=htt > > p://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines > > > Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the > > > first two months FREE*. > > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ** and in the Subject line type > > > ** unsubscribe > > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > > ** immediately-following link:- > > > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > > ** or send a message, to > > > ** ddots-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ** and in the Subject line type > > > ** unsubscribe > > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > > ** immediately-following link:- > > > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > > ** or send a message, to > > > ** ddots-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** and in the Subject line type > > ** unsubscribe > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > ** immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > ** or send a message, to > > ** ddots-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** ddots-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq