[ddots-l] Re: metering discrepancies
- From: "pop.tiscali.co.uk" <m-christer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:39:17 -0000
Alternatively, if what Luis says, is the case, perhaps you need to apply
some compression to your input signal, to compensate for such a large drop
from your "peak" meter reading?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Christer" <m-christer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 4:59 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: metering discrepancies
> Try pushing the input level until it distorts, then back it off a little,
> and see what the post meter reading is!
>
> It might do the trick, possibly showing that Sonar isn't seeing the input
> properly?
>
> I dunno, might work...
>
> Alternatively, have you reset and refreshed the meters etc?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Halton" <philhalt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 4:39 PM
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: metering discrepancies
>
>
>> that's what I did, I armed track, and read meter with f2 after first
>> resetting the meter with triple f2. it read approx -5 DB, then on
>> playback with track unarmed, meter read approx -17 db. I changed no
>> settings--I just loaded the normal template into a new session of sonar,
>> and began recording after checking input level. I haven't really given
>> much attention to this aspect of sonar(digital audio recording), and I'll
>> have to investigate it a little more with an eye towards this problem.
>>
>>
>> .
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mike Christer" <m-christer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 9:11 AM
>> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: metering discrepancies
>>
>>
>>> Phil!
>>>
>>> When looking at the input level, make sure the feedback you get from
>>> JAWS says, "input", and not "output"?
>>>
>>> I guess you know that you should take the meter level when the track is
>>> actually armed?
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> Mike
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Luis Elorza" <luiselorza@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 4:18 AM
>>> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: metering discrepancies
>>>
>>>
>>>> maybe you lowered the volume for that track. the meter shows the output
>>>> level not your wave file level.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Phil Halton" <philhalt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: "ddots-l" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 4:43 PM
>>>> Subject: [ddots-l] metering discrepancies
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> When I check meter levels with an audio track armed, then record on
>>>>> that track, and then check my levels on playback, there is a big
>>>>> discrepancy. For example, I had an input level of around -5 DB with an
>>>>> armed track, then on playback, the meters read around -17 DB. Why the
>>>>> big discrepancy?
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this a sonar thing, or something to do with my hardware? I'm using
>>>>> an Echo Indigo I/O laptop soundcard with sonar 5.2
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