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Subject:Playback too quiet on Acid Pro 4
Posted by: Ciaran
Date:4/20/2005 4:17:07 AM
I recently did a multitrack recording on Acid Pro 4.0, (my first time using the program), and I found that the volume of my recording was very quiet when played through my moniters, which were set at an ordinary level. My moniters (in my case, a stereo which I have connected to my computer's soundcard) must be turned up to a very high level before the sound I am hearing is at standard volume. I have made sure that the master volume control on Acid is set at a suitable level (i.e. not clipping in the red zone or reaching above 0dB). When I burnt my project onto CD, this problem has persisted and I have ended up with a very quiet CD, regardless of which stereo it is played on (in comparison to other CDs). Is there a way around this? Can I increase the level of my recording without excessive clipping (distortion) on the master control? Any help is greatly apprciated. Thanks in anticipation. |
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Subject:RE: Playback too quiet on Acid Pro 4
Reply by: Chienworks
Date:4/20/2005 4:49:05 AM
Just curious, but how do the waveforms look on your screen? Is the stuff you recorded shown with good thick waveforms that occasionally reach almost the entire height of the track? Or are they thin skinny lines that hug the middle? |
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Subject:RE: Playback too quiet on Acid Pro 4
Reply by: Ciaran
Date:4/20/2005 4:02:42 PM
Most instruments (Drums and Guitar) are good thick waveforms throughout the songs. The Bass and Vocal waveforms are thin at times and at other times are quite thick. This is because I had to allow some headroom for loud moments on these instruments (all instruments were pre-recorded on another machine before being recorded from that machine onto Acid). I had to even out the loud/soft moments on the bass and vocals by using some compression (bass and vocals typically end up with a larger dynamic range, than a distorted guitar, on a recording). When I recorded onto Acid, I made sure that the monitor input levels weren't clipping too frequently and also that they were at a reasonable level (not showing as being too low on the monitor levels). |
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Subject:RE: Playback too quiet on Acid Pro 4
Reply by: Sifter
Date:4/27/2005 9:47:53 AM
I have the same issue. My wavethorms are not particulary thick throughout the tracks. In order for the output to be at an acceptable level, I need to increase the master volume to a level where clipping occurs. Could this be because my recording volume was set too low when I initially imported the tracks from my external device? |
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Subject:RE: Playback too quiet on Acid Pro 4
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:4/27/2005 10:21:51 AM
Ciaran: It almost sounds like your sound card's master mixer volume is not jacked up all the way. (Remember your sound card controls what goes in and out of your system sound wise when all is said and done.) Check there first. Sifter: Check your input levels via your audio interface or sound card's mixer. You want the levels to be as hot as possible (at least -6.0 dB or better) when recording. HTH, Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid Buy Instant ACID by JohnnyRoy and mD! mD at ACIDplanet |
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Subject:RE: Playback too quiet on Acid Pro 4
Reply by: Ciaran
Date:5/3/2005 3:53:00 PM
Ok thanks, I hadn't considered that. My soundcard's master (output) volume is as high as can be. However, when I recorded, the (input) level for the mic input (which was the plug I used on my soundcard) was below half (it came through as a very strong signal on Acid and so I deemed it unnecessary to have a high level on the mic input). So I guess the way to do it would be to have a high recording level for my mic input, while having a low level on my instruments' controls so that it doen't clip/distort like crazy on Acid? I'm guessing that I'm gonna have to rerecord the parts?... |
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Subject:RE: Playback too quiet on Acid Pro 4
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:5/4/2005 10:33:59 AM
Like I mentioned for Sifter, set the level of the mic input so that the signal is as hot as possible without clipping. (Around -6.0 dB should do it.) Adjust accordingly from there. You'll more than likely put a cut on the recordings' volumes once they're mixed together in a project. If you have Sound Forge (full or Audio Studio), you could try and increase the volume on your existing recordings with pretty good results (via Process > Volume, Process > Normalize or Effects > Wave Hammer; the last option is in the full version of Sound Forge only). Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid Buy Instant ACID by JohnnyRoy and mD! mD at ACIDplanet |