[audacity4blind] Re: Compressor
- From: Steve the Fiddle <stevethefiddle@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 02:06:59 +0100
Before using Chris's compressor I'd suggest using the Amplify or
Normalize effects to bring the peak level (loudest bit) up to 0 dB.
I don't use Windows, but I believe there may be a setting in the
Windows sound settings to add a 20 dB boost to the microphone input.
Steve
On 1 August 2012 01:58, jim <buckeyejim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Steve:
>
> I am a brand new user of Audacity for about two weeks now.
>
> What effects should you run before and after using Chris's Dynamic
> Compressor version 1.2.6?
> What settings if any do you recommend for smooth recordings of audio, I am
> using a headphone microphone set?
> I still can not get my microphone volume loud enough in a recording using
> stereo mix.
> the microphone is at 100 percent, the Jaws application is turned down to 75
> percent, no matter how low I put Jaws , the microphone volume is still lower
> then Jaws.
> I am using windows 7, 32 bit, the latest jaws.
> Any advice would be appreciated...
> Jim...
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Steve the Fiddle
> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 2:05 PM
> To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Compressor
>
>
> With Chris's Dynamic Compressor version 1.2.6 I'd suggest trying:
>
> For Classical music and similar, everything at the default values
> except for "Compress Ratio" (the first control). Try setting Compress
> Ratio to about 0.7
>
> For speech and other material, try setting Compress Ratio at around
> 0.8 and set ."Compression Hardness" (the second control) to 0.7.
>
> The first control (Ratio), sets how "strong" the effect is. At 0.5 it
> is very mild and at 1.0 it is very strong. The "stronger" this setting
> the more it will amplify the quiet bits. At a setting of 1 it will try
> to make everything the same volume.
>
> The second control (hardness) sets how fast/aggressive the effect is.
> At 0.5 it will adjust the volume slowly, taking several seconds to
> raise the level of quiet parts. This will usually suit sounds that
> vary in loudness quite slowly, such as much classical music. When set
> to 0.7 or above, the effect will react much more quickly, but if it is
> set too high you will notice a kind of "pumping" of background noise.
>
> There is also some information about usage above the controls. I think
> that screen readers should be able to read this, but please let me
> know if they don't. The text above the controls says:
>
> "Does dynamic (volume) compression with lookahead. Compress ratio' is
> how much compression to apply. Raise when soft parts are too soft,
> and lower to keep some dynamic range. You can soften the soft parts
> instead of increasing them with values < 0, and invert loudness with
> values > 1 (lower max amp when you do). 'Hardness' is how agressively
> to compress. Raise when parts are still hard to hear (even with a
> high compress ratio). Lower when the result sounds distorted. Raise
> 'floor' to make quiet parts stay quiet. Raise 'noise gate falloff' to
> make quiet parts (beneath 'floor') disappear. Lower 'maximum
> amplitude' if you experience clipping."
>
> Steve
>
>
> On 30 July 2012 18:01, Dang Manh Cuong <dangmanhcuong@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Steve
>> My version is 1.2.6
>> I just folow a link from this group's member, download this plugins and
>> listen the demo podcast. I don't know this is the latest or not.
>> Cuong
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Steve the Fiddle
>> To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 11:52 PM
>> Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Compressor
>>
>> Hi Dang,
>>
>> Which version of Chris's Dynamic Compressor are you using? The
>> settings changed quite a bit in the last few versions,
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>> On 30 July 2012 17:08, Dang Manh Cuong <dangmanhcuong@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi listers
>>> I've tried the Chris's dynamic Compressor plugin, and I think it easier
>>> to
>>> the compressor, a plugin exists in current version of audacity. However,
>>> I
>>> still want to study using the compressor plugin. So I wonder if you could
>>> give me some recommend settings, such as Threshold, noise floor etc to
>>> get
>>> the best sound quality.
>>> Thanks in advance.
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>> HCMC University of Pedagogy:
>> The Psychology and education
>> Mobile: +84 902-572-300
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