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Subject:Mix levels messed up when rendering to MP3.... Posted by: dsblue Date:11/28/2007 9:28:16 AM Hi, I was experimenting with some simple recording (guitar track using Line6 Toneport and MIDI drums using EZDrummer). I recorded the guitar just fine. And during playback, the drums sound fine. I adjusted the levels of the guitar to my liking and then rendered the project to MP3 (192kb). When I listened to the mp3, the guitar levels were about 20% lower than during the Post render. I cranked the guitar level fader a little more and rendered again... and still didn't sound as loud it did during monitoring. I was just wandering if someone else hads experienced this? I haven't tried rendering to a .wav file yet. Is this an articfact of rendering to MP3 directly? Thanks for any help!
Subject:RE: Mix levels messed up when rendering to MP Reply by: Iacobus Date:11/28/2007 11:50:29 AM You might be experiencing the sonic limitations of the MP3 format. (192K, though high, is still squished.) Does the same project sound OK in a lossless format like WAV? Iacobus
Subject:RE: Mix levels messed up when rendering to MP Reply by: dsblue Date:11/29/2007 12:38:38 PM That's my only thought too. I haven't tried that yet. I'll give it a shot and see what I find out. Thanks!

Subject:Mix levels messed up when rendering to MP3....

Posted by: dsblue

Date:11/28/2007 9:28:16 AM

Hi, I was experimenting with some simple recording (guitar track using Line6 Toneport and MIDI drums using EZDrummer).

I recorded the guitar just fine. And during playback, the drums sound fine. I adjusted the levels of the guitar to my liking and then rendered the project to MP3 (192kb).

When I listened to the mp3, the guitar levels were about 20% lower than during the Post render. I cranked the guitar level fader a little more and rendered again... and still didn't sound as loud it did during monitoring.

I was just wandering if someone else hads experienced this? I haven't tried rendering to a .wav file yet. Is this an articfact of rendering to MP3 directly?

Thanks for any help!

Subject:RE: Mix levels messed up when rendering to MP

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:11/28/2007 11:50:29 AM

You might be experiencing the sonic limitations of the MP3 format. (192K, though high, is still squished.) Does the same project sound OK in a lossless format like WAV?

Iacobus

Subject:RE: Mix levels messed up when rendering to MP

Reply by: dsblue

Date:11/29/2007 12:38:38 PM

That's my only thought too. I haven't tried that yet. I'll give it a shot and see what I find out.

Thanks!