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Title: the "best" way to boost levels with audacity
Post by: setboy on March 14, 2005, 05:39:10 PM

what do you all think?

should i just Normalize it or should i use the add gain feature?

any one got any input on this?


Raphael

Title: Re: the "best" way to boost levels with audacity
Post by: Gordon on March 14, 2005, 06:42:13 PM

never used audacity but if it's really quite I prefer to raise the gain instead of normailize.  ymmv.

Title: Re: the "best" way to boost levels with audacity
Post by: setboy on March 14, 2005, 07:29:32 PM

Quote from: John Cocktolstoy on March 14, 2005, 06:42:13 PM

never used audacity but if it's really quite I prefer to raise the gain instead of normailize.  ymmv.

Thanks thats what i did

+T

Raphael

Title: Re: the "best" way to boost levels with audacity
Post by: Lil Kim Jong-Il on March 14, 2005, 07:34:29 PM

I thought normalization is the same as adding gain with the difference that the normalize function computes the excact gain required to put the peak at 0db.

Title: Re: the "best" way to boost levels with audacity
Post by: §†∑∫åµÞ≥¥ on March 14, 2005, 07:53:47 PM

I use "Amplify" with Audacity. It bumps the level to 'peak' without overload... fast and easy.

Title: Re: the "best" way to boost levels with audacity
Post by: JackoRoses on March 14, 2005, 07:54:04 PM

Quote from: El Barto on March 14, 2005, 07:34:29 PM

I thought normalization is the same as adding gain with the difference that the normalize function computes the excact gain required to put the peak at 0db.

I was always under the impression normalized did as it says, it normalizes the wav.
It takes the loud parts and the quiet parts and bring them together so in effect
it sounds hotter then it is. I also thought it clipped whatever it could not normalize.
anyone?

Title: Re: the "best" way to boost levels with audacity
Post by: Lil Kim Jong-Il on March 14, 2005, 07:58:55 PM

Quote from: jackorose on March 14, 2005, 07:54:04 PM

... takes the loud parts and the quiet parts and bring them together so in effect
it sounds hotter then it is ....

I thought that's called compression.

Title: Re: the "best" way to boost levels with audacity
Post by: hexyjones on March 14, 2005, 08:55:00 PM

Also worth noting that -by default- Audacity normalizes to -3db...

Amplify is the effect you want...

Title: Re: the "best" way to boost levels with audacity
Post by: setboy on March 14, 2005, 10:49:13 PM

thanks for all the input guys Amplify shot


T+ all around

Raphael