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Subject:Burning CDs Posted by: RocketSled Date:8/6/2000 12:51:00 PM When I finish and ACID tune and burn it to CD, it isn't quite as loud as a song that's been copied from a store- bought CD, or one that's been downloaded from mp3.com. Is it a matter of using profesisonal mastering equipment to achieve volume? (Well, of course you have to master before you press...) I am using a PIII 600mhz pc with a Soundblaster Live Platinum and Live Drive, and an HP 9100 internal CDRW drive. Thanks, Vince
Subject:Re: Burning CDs Reply by: SonyJennL Date:8/10/2000 4:17:00 PM The easiest way to fix that problem is through a process called "Normalization". What that does is raises the volume of the wave form relative to the highest peak (so your sample won't clip). You can't normalize an entire project in ACID but here's a way around that. Just make your entire mix into a single track (you can find that under Edit->Mix to New Track). From there- go to your properties menu of that track. I'm assumed that your ACID came with some version of Sound Forge. If you open your track in Forge you can normalize it there. Save it and then return to ACID to write the track. This may not be as loud as store bought CDs but it will definitely help. HOWEVER, this largely depends on how "tall" your waveforms are. Hope this helps. Good luck. jenn vince c wrote: >>When I finish and ACID tune and burn it to CD, it isn't >>quite as loud as a song that's been copied from a store- >>bought CD, or one that's been downloaded from mp3.com. Is >>it a matter of using profesisonal mastering equipment to >>achieve volume? (Well, of course you have to master before >>you press...) >> >>I am using a PIII 600mhz pc with a Soundblaster Live >>Platinum and Live Drive, and an HP 9100 internal CDRW drive. >> >>Thanks, >>Vince
Subject:Re: Burning CDs Reply by: RocketSled Date:8/17/2000 12:02:00 AM Jenn wrote: >>The easiest way to fix that problem is through a process >>called "Normalization". What that does is raises the volume of the >>wave form relative to the highest peak (so your sample won't clip). >> Thanks, Jenn. I'll get to it and let you know. vince

Subject:Burning CDs

Posted by: RocketSled

Date:8/6/2000 12:51:00 PM

When I finish and ACID tune and burn it to CD, it isn't
quite as loud as a song that's been copied from a store-
bought CD, or one that's been downloaded from mp3.com. Is
it a matter of using profesisonal mastering equipment to
achieve volume? (Well, of course you have to master before
you press...)

I am using a PIII 600mhz pc with a Soundblaster Live
Platinum and Live Drive, and an HP 9100 internal CDRW drive.

Thanks,
Vince

Subject:Re: Burning CDs

Reply by: SonyJennL

Date:8/10/2000 4:17:00 PM

The easiest way to fix that problem is through a process
called "Normalization". What that does is raises the volume of the
wave form relative to the highest peak (so your sample won't clip).

You can't normalize an entire project in ACID but here's a way around
that. Just make your entire mix into a single track (you can find
that under Edit->Mix to New Track). From there- go to your
properties menu of that track. I'm assumed that your ACID came with
some version of Sound Forge. If you open your track in Forge you can
normalize it there. Save it and then return to ACID to write the
track.

This may not be as loud as store bought CDs but it will definitely
help. HOWEVER, this largely depends on how "tall" your waveforms
are. Hope this helps. Good luck.
jenn

vince c wrote:
>>When I finish and ACID tune and burn it to CD, it isn't
>>quite as loud as a song that's been copied from a store-
>>bought CD, or one that's been downloaded from mp3.com. Is
>>it a matter of using profesisonal mastering equipment to
>>achieve volume? (Well, of course you have to master before
>>you press...)
>>
>>I am using a PIII 600mhz pc with a Soundblaster Live
>>Platinum and Live Drive, and an HP 9100 internal CDRW drive.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Vince

Subject:Re: Burning CDs

Reply by: RocketSled

Date:8/17/2000 12:02:00 AM

Jenn wrote:
>>The easiest way to fix that problem is through a process
>>called "Normalization". What that does is raises the volume of the
>>wave form relative to the highest peak (so your sample won't clip).
>>
Thanks, Jenn. I'll get to it and let you know.

vince