Subject:What?!! No Clip Indicator?!!
Posted by: pup
Date:3/30/2001 2:06:37 PM
Just went to record something for the first time in Sound Forge 5.0, and I was shocked to find the Clip Indicator was missing. I used to LOVE that thing! I mean, I actually found it useful. How could they forget/remove the Clip Indicator for 5.0?!! (sigh) I hope they bring it back. Does this bother anyone else? - GB |
Subject:RE: What?!! No Clip Indicator?!!
Reply by: nlamartina
Date:3/31/2001 12:59:19 AM
The clip indicator is not gone. I own SF 5 and enjoy watching the pretty red lights go on and off each time I record or play something. Where are you wishing to see the indicator? During playback or recording? You may have it disabled. Please describe your problem more clearly... Nick LaMartina |
Subject:RE: What?!! No Clip Indicator?!!
Reply by: pup
Date:3/31/2001 1:53:42 PM
I can't get the clip indicator to show up during recording (16 Bit). It pops up on the play meters wile playing an overmadulated wav., however. I spoke to a rep recently, and he said people have mentioned my problem to him a few times already. He also said the problem would be corrected in the next free upgrade for 5.0 (apparently to correct all the bugs we "lab rats" are finding with the new program at our expense). Because I was having trouble getting a clean recording in 16 Bit with my AudioMedia III sound card as well, he suggested I try recording in 24 Bit. Maybe the clip indicator will show up then -- I'll have to try it Monday morning. May I ask what bit-depth you use when recording? Maybe that's the key. - GB |
Subject:RE: What?!! No Clip Indicator?!!
Reply by: apsyrtes
Date:3/31/2001 3:08:28 PM
The Audiomedia III is not a 24-bit soundcard. I used to have problems getting a clean recorded sound out of my AMIII in Sound Forge as well - not just SF, though, but almost anything. Had to use Digidesign's Session to record everything - but that was fixed in a new driver release by Digi. Have you tried the latest drivers? |
Subject:RE: What?!! No Clip Indicator?!!
Reply by: pup
Date:4/1/2001 11:15:22 AM
Oy vey, you guys! My company got the AudioMedia III card with Digi ProTools(Toolbox package)before I was hired. I told them I'm more Sound Forge oriented and began working with their Sound Forge 4.5 XP USING the existing AudioMedia III card -- WITH NO PROBLEMS -- I recorded in 16-bit, saw my little clip indicator -- really, no problems at all with the AudioMedia III. Once I got the Sound Forge 5.0 upgrade, I lost the clip indicator, and my 16-bit recordings were no longer clean, but was able to play all the 24-bit waves that were created in ProTools before I arrived. So I don't know why you say the AudioMedia III can't handle 24-bit stuff. I even recorded a 5 second/24- bit wav. with SF 5.0, just to test it out. This all happened at the end of Friday, so I shall run more tests on Monday morning, but please, keep you hints, suggestions, and comments coming -- I'm just an editor, not a techie. - GB |
Subject:RE: What?!! No Clip Indicator?!!
Reply by: apsyrtes
Date:4/1/2001 11:37:05 AM
I didn't say it can't handle 24-bit files, just that it doesn't have 24-bit converters... it has 18-bit converters. (off topic... I've yet to hear a 24-bit card recording in 24-bit that sounds better...so don't go getting all worried about the "I must have 24-bit because the world is going 24-bit" nonsense) Just two questions: have you tried obtaining the latest AMIII drivers? When you record and have SF set to 16-bit mode, you get problems and no clip indicator... when you record and have SF set to 24-bit mode, do you have the same problem? I unfortunately can't test anything for you. The AMIII doesn't work in Win2k which is my primary OS on my dual boot machine - I can only use it when I boot in Win98 to use Pro Tools LE. Please see other threads re: SF's registration system to see why I have a problem here. Same machine, same one at a time user... need to register twice!? |
Subject:RE: What?!! No Clip Indicator?!!
Reply by: pup
Date:4/2/2001 9:08:59 AM
Okay. Recording in 24-Bit worked! I got a clean recording with the Audiomedia III sound card, AND the missing clip indicators came back!!! I guess I'll just convert my 24-bit recordings to my usual 16-bit after the fact. Thanks for the help, everyone! - GB |
Subject:RE: What?!! No Clip Indicator?!!
Reply by: CDM
Date:4/2/2001 10:29:07 AM
this is a bug in 16 bit and I believe will be fixed in the next update. |
Subject:RE: What?!! No Clip Indicator?!!
Reply by: Ted_H
Date:4/2/2001 12:10:37 PM
That is correct, it will be fixed in version 5.0a, which will be released shortly. Ted |