Topic: SBD Recording (Adobe Audition 1.0)

[JasonGreen]

Lately I've been recording myself when I play shows using a SBD.  I've been running into a problem.  As you notice from the picture below, some parts are very quiet and some are very loud.  I can't raise the dB up louder than the loudest part or I'll get clipping, but how can I bring up the quiet parts?  Maybe use a compressor when recording?  I'm not sure how to set the SBD (as I run my own sound, or friends do it), but I've heard some SBD recordings that tapers have done and the results (quiet parts vs loud parts) are CD quality.  I find mine to be less than par.  Even when I raise the loudest part up to its fullest, the quiet parts aren't loud enough.  I run a Mackie 808M Powered Mixer if that helps at all.

[sexymexi]

are you running the out into any kind of preamp > PC? or you just running rca's > mini into your computer. check to see if your using the line, or mic input, cause if your using the mic input you have the option of i think a 20 db boost, i wouldn't use that really, cause that will introduce more noise.  The only thing i can think of is that you are either louder on that song. and then get softer, or you turn your levels down on the board, and the next song is just softer.  like when i record my shows i set it and forget it, but i do run a matrix so that a little different, but all i can say is test it at home, figure out how to get even levels the whole time, and then do that.. good luck.

matt

[nic]

a sbd recording will show the dynamics(louder/softer passages) much more so than a aud recording will. your only options are to normalize(via rms) or use some slight compression + gain.

[JasonGreen]

I'm running into a Nomad Jukebox 3,  Line-In, 0 dB from the RCA line out on the master tape for the Mackie.