Subject:Enhancing .wavs prior to cd burn...
Posted by: 12monkeys
Date:4/26/2000 7:42:00 AM
I'll admit to being new to SF. I've read through the help and other docs, and it's a bit overwhelming at first. Here's my scenario: I converted some 192 bit mp3s to .wavs, via Winamp, and then to cd, via Adaptec Easy CD. After listening to the newly created cd, I've decidede that the sound quality could stand to be enhanced or tweaked, as it seems a bit flat. I'm certain SF can help, I'm just not sure where to start. Any pointers would be appreciated... Rich |
Subject:Re: Enhancing .wavs prior to cd burn...
Reply by: Kelly_S
Date:4/27/2000 11:40:00 AM
Hello. One suggestion is to normalize while processing EQ or Dynamic Compression. All of our EQ and Compression (Dynamics) processes also have a Gain slider. If you process a sample section of the loudest part of your file and see how much room you have left before reaching 0dB, you can use the Gain slider in that process to "normalize" at the same time. Highlight what you know to be the loudest section or the area that contains the loudest peak. The easiest methods of finding the location of the highest peak in the file are: Use Tools|Statistics, which will report Maximum sample position. Use Tools|Find, and under Name choose "Find largest peak" (maximum value). That will drop the cursor at the position of the loudest peak. Highlight a section to work on which contains this loudest peak. Have the Play meters visible so that you can monitor how much headroom you have before clipping when you generate Previews. When Previewing a Dynamics setting and the meters show -3.2 dB as the highest level, you can then raise Output Gain to +3.2 dB in the Dynamics dialog window, and it will effectively Normalize it by that amount at the same time the Dynamics processing is performed. After you have settled on parameters for Dynamics and your Preview shows 0.0 dB as the peak level (now that you have raised the Output Gain), click on the Selection button and under Selection choose "Select all data." Then when you click OK, it will process the entire file and not only the highlighted area you were using for your Preview. After you are done, you can go to Tools|Find, and under Name choose "Clipping" to see if levels went into the red anywhere. It is a good idea to normalize at the same time you are processing EQ or Dynamic Compression because the fewer times you have to run any process, the better it will sound, and there will be less possibility of causing digital artifacts. Rich Rosell wrote: >> >>I'll admit to being new to SF. I've read through the help >>and other docs, and it's a bit overwhelming at first. >> >>Here's my scenario: >>I converted some 192 bit mp3s to .wavs, via Winamp, and >>then to cd, via Adaptec Easy CD. After listening to the >>newly created cd, I've decidede that the sound quality >>could stand to be enhanced or tweaked, as it seems a bit >>flat. I'm certain SF can help, I'm just not sure where to >>start. >> >>Any pointers would be appreciated... >> >>Rich >> |