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Subject:normalizing channels (records volume different) Posted by: nambis Date:2/10/2003 3:26:50 PM Hi I am recording from an LP using the mic input (no line in) on my laptop. I am having no problems except that the right channel is about half the volume of the right channel. I tried normalizing the left channel using the right channel to set the levels, and it improves it a bit but there is still a difference. Does anyone have any advice? Thanks
Subject:RE: normalizing channels (records volume different) Reply by: Chienworks Date:2/10/2003 4:39:22 PM You could try normalizing each channel separately, selecting them one at a time. If you have a few stray peaks that are wildly different in volume from the rest of the material this may not help. Some dynamic compression or wave hammering first will help eliminate these peaks. Then normalization will help a lot more.
Subject:RE: normalizing channels (records volume different) Reply by: nambis Date:2/10/2003 5:29:51 PM Thanks for the swift response! When I try to normalize the 'loud' channel, it makes the whole thing clip. Perhaps I need to adjust the 'normalize to' bar (I'm not really what the function is or where it should be set - I just use the default). Thanks!
Subject:RE: normalizing channels (records volume different) Reply by: Caddy Date:2/12/2003 8:42:23 AM There is a way to get both channels at equal amplitude, but if it is a stereo LP, it will become mono. Simply place a jumper wire between the the left and right audio outputs of your turntable. (Connect the + of the right channel to the + of the left channel) This will provide a matched left and right channel for recording, but in mono.
Subject:RE: normalizing channels (records volume different) Reply by: Geoff_Wood Date:2/12/2003 10:19:20 PM Why are you using a 'mic' input ? This is likely to be mono. Are you going directly from the turntable ? You NEED a phono preamp connected to the TT, to apply the proper impedence load , gain, and RIAA equalisation. Put the output of that into a line input. If all those things are in fact correct, and the TT arm bias is set correctly, then normalise each channel separately. geoff

Subject:normalizing channels (records volume different)

Posted by: nambis

Date:2/10/2003 3:26:50 PM

Hi
I am recording from an LP using the mic input (no line in) on my laptop. I am having no problems except that the right channel is about half the volume of the right channel. I tried normalizing the left channel using the right channel to set the levels, and it improves it a bit but there is still a difference. Does anyone have any advice?

Thanks

Subject:RE: normalizing channels (records volume different)

Reply by: Chienworks

Date:2/10/2003 4:39:22 PM

You could try normalizing each channel separately, selecting them one at a time. If you have a few stray peaks that are wildly different in volume from the rest of the material this may not help. Some dynamic compression or wave hammering first will help eliminate these peaks. Then normalization will help a lot more.

Subject:RE: normalizing channels (records volume different)

Reply by: nambis

Date:2/10/2003 5:29:51 PM

Thanks for the swift response! When I try to normalize the 'loud' channel, it makes the whole thing clip. Perhaps I need to adjust the 'normalize to' bar (I'm not really what the function is or where it should be set - I just use the default).

Thanks!

Subject:RE: normalizing channels (records volume different)

Reply by: Caddy

Date:2/12/2003 8:42:23 AM

There is a way to get both channels at equal amplitude, but if it is a stereo LP, it will become mono.

Simply place a jumper wire between the the left and right audio outputs of your turntable. (Connect the + of the right channel to the + of the left channel) This will provide a matched left and right channel for recording, but in mono.

Subject:RE: normalizing channels (records volume different)

Reply by: Geoff_Wood

Date:2/12/2003 10:19:20 PM

Why are you using a 'mic' input ? This is likely to be mono.

Are you going directly from the turntable ? You *NEED* a phono preamp connected to the TT, to apply the proper impedence load , gain, and RIAA equalisation. Put the output of that into a *line* input.

If all those things are in fact correct, and the TT arm bias is set correctly, then normalise each channel separately.

geoff