Help with this recording i made

[pepper]

I recorded a stand up comicon monday night and i have a slight problem.The recording is low in places and louder in others.Ive tried to raise the recording so i could hear the quiter bits,but now the louder bits are distorting.Is there anyway of getting this recording more or less the same all the way through.As ive tried all i can do,would anyone be kind enough to have a go at it for me.Im fine with recording gigs but never have the knowledge to follow up any things that need to be sorted with my recordings.I can send blank cdrs or something in exchange for anyone that might be able to help.Also if youre a fan of the british comedian jack dee thats even better.Thanks in advance for anyone that might be able to help.

[Ray76]

I recorded a stand up comicon monday night and i have a slight problem.The recording is low in places and louder in others.Ive tried to raise the recording so i could hear the quiter bits,but now the louder bits are distorting.Is there anyway of getting this recording more or less the same all the way through.As ive tried all i can do,would anyone be kind enough to have a go at it for me.Im fine with recording gigs but never have the knowledge to follow up any things that need to be sorted with my recordings.I can send blank cdrs or something in exchange for anyone that might be able to help.Also if youre a fan of the british comedian jack dee thats even better.Thanks in advance for anyone that might be able to help.

Use normalize. That equals it out.

Ray

[pepper]

The whole recording needs boosting as its overall not loud enough,but some bits are quite hard to hear.If i send someone a copy of the gig on a data cd would they be able to have a go at it.Im not asking a lot just a bit of help.If anyone can help id be grateful.

                  thank you

[Ray76]

The whole recording needs boosting as its overall not loud enough,but some bits are quite hard to hear.If i send someone a copy of the gig on a data cd would they be able to have a go at it.Im not asking a lot just a bit of help.If anyone can help id be grateful.

                  thank you

Dude, normalize. Thats what you need to do. normalize takes the entire song db  and raises it up to an equal level

[Brian Skalinder]

Dude, normalize. Thats what you need to do. normalize takes the entire song db and raises it up to an equal level

True, normalizing will raise the entire waveform by the same amount.  For example, if your highest peak is -2dB, and you normalize to 0dB, the entire waveform will increase in amplitude by 2dB.  However, the dynamic range (difference between LOUD and soft) will remain.  To reduce the dynamic range, make the LOUD not quite so loud relative to quiet, and vice versa, use compression.  The ratio and threshold to use depend on the recording, so play around with different ratios and thresholds and see what works.

[Ray76]

Dude, normalize. Thats what you need to do. normalize takes the entire song db and raises it up to an equal level

True, normalizing will raise the entire waveform by the same amount.  For example, if your highest peak is -2dB, and you normalize to 0dB, the entire waveform will increase in amplitude by 2dB.  However, the dynamic range (difference between LOUD and soft) will remain.  To reduce the dynamic range, make the LOUD not quite so loud relative to quiet, and vice versa, use compression.  The ratio and threshold to use depend on the recording, so play around with different ratios and thresholds and see what works.

thanks brian. i knew what i wanted to say, but not how to type it.+T

Ray

[pepper]

Ok as i dont have a lot of confidence in doing a good job,would someone else be good enough to have a go for me.Il send the original wav file as a data cd.I fully understand that some might say,just do it yourself,but hey if you dont ask you dont get.Im more than willing to repay the person in someway,whether it be blanks etc so i dont/wont expect something for nothing.

[Brian Skalinder]

Applying compression is simple.  What software are you using?  Maybe someone hear can walk you through it step by step.

[pepper]

Maybe if i send the mp3 files of this gig to someone they could do it for me saving me the frustration,surely such people exsit.If its not as simple as saying,would anyone be kind enough to sort this gig out for me,and maybe i could send blanks in return for doing it then im sorry.I honestly dont have any knowledge of what im doing which is why i asked if someone else might have a go on my behalf.

[el gato]

You might could try the "envelope" tool.

Thanks to  Leegeddy for making this short tutorial

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=28524.msg358783#msg358783

[pepper]

Ok,all i would like is a one word answer,no tutorials,no tech lingo,nothing.Just a good old fashioned yes or no.Is anyone williing to have a go at this for me please,as id be very grateful.

[Ray76]

Ok,all i would like is a one word answer,no tutorials,no tech lingo,nothing.Just a good old fashioned yes or no.Is anyone williing to have a go at this for me please,as id be very grateful.

we are trying to help you, man!. You need to be grateful that someone is offering you advice instead of being crass and rejecting what you are offered. Some good old fashioned work on your part would probably serve you well. When I came here I didnt know jack shit, but busting my ass and actually READING what was posted here instead of expecting someone to do all the work for me helped a lot. This place is a WEALTH of knowledge, but  some work on your part would do you good. IMHO, I find it strange that you want someone to edit YOUR recording.

Read man, read

Ray

[Brian Skalinder]

Ok,all i would like is a one word answer,no tutorials,no tech lingo,nothing.Just a good old fashioned yes or no.Is anyone williing to have a go at this for me please,as id be very grateful.

No.

Why are you dead set against helping yourself?  Like I said, this is not difficult.  You indicate you don't have the knowledge.  But you have more knowledge now than you did when you started - you now know that you should try compression to address the problem.  I've tried to increase your knowledge further by asking what software you have so someone with the same s/w can walk you through it step by step.

Surely, before you started taping, you had to learn a little bit about the gear in order to purchase and run it.  So you learned about the gear, increased your knowledge.  So do the same now.  As a taper, you will encounter more situations in which you'll want to apply compression to a recording, so why not learn now?

[pepper]

Ok im using magix audio cleaning lab 2004

[Ray76]

seriously man, read the forum. do a search. I guarantee you will find somehting that will help your situation.