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Title: Recordings sound too quiet
Post by: Keyd on May 22, 2007, 01:16:41 AM

My recordings have the loudest parts at just under 0 dB yet when I play back it all sounds too quiet on any system.

Even after mixing, this still happens.   ???

Is there any way to boost the sounds without distorting the signal over 0 dB?

Title: Re: Recordings sound too quiet
Post by: guysonic on May 22, 2007, 02:49:30 AM

Above 0 dB recording will produce clipping distortions.  Live recordings are NOT compressed to sound extra loud like commercially produced music.  You just may be used to listening to compressed stuff and need to simply turn up the playback volume.

Title: Re: Recordings sound too quiet
Post by: Evil Taper on May 22, 2007, 04:07:24 AM

or...compress it.  Don't slam it, just do a 4:1 compression and set your threshold around the average volume.  I know, it's a big "no no" in the live recording world but if it's too dynamic to listen to pleasurably then it is.

Title: Re: Recordings sound too quiet
Post by: boojum on May 25, 2007, 03:10:28 AM

Guysonic is right, but sometimes I do compress a slight amount like 2:1.   Anything I torrent is not compressed.     8)

Title: Re: Recordings sound too quiet
Post by: Liquid Drum on May 28, 2007, 01:37:43 PM

I normally just crank up the volume on my stereo   8)


Don't worry about it, as long as you normalize to -0.1 you're ok.