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Originally Posted by grahambop
Worked for me the last time I did it.
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10-03-2022 04:04 PM
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If Jimmy's wondering where the volume switch is, it's here. No need to select/highlight the track, just slide it
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Doesnt It increases the DB? If so I think It loses quality? Thanks for posting the image and taling your time anyways Originally Posted by ragman1
If Jimmy's wondering where the volume switch is, it's here. No need to select/highlight the track, just slide it
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Don't worry about Db stuff. For your purposes just make it a bit louder. It won't affect the quality. But if it's too loud you'll get orange/red flashes from the Recording Level display in the middle of the top of the window. As long you don't go into the orange/red zone your recordings will be fine. Originally Posted by JimmyDunlop
By the way, underneath that Recording Level display is the Recording Volume box. That matters. You should experiment on the setting. Too high and you get flashes, too low and your recordings will be too soft. Mine's on about 75 but that may not be right for you.
Play with it till you understand it. As a general rule, if anything you read/hear sounds too complicated and technical it probably is!
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I will test it. Thanks. But do you have something in mind? I mean the Max level i can increase DB without losing quality? Originally Posted by ragman1
Don't worry about Db stuff. For your purposes just make it a bit louder. It won't affect the quality. But if it's too loud you'll get orange/red flashes from the Recording Level display in the middle of the top of the window. As long you don't go into the orange/red zone your recordings will be fine.
By the way, underneath that Recording Level display is the Recording Volume box. That matters. You should experiment on the setting. Too high and you get flashes, too low and your recordings will be too soft. Mine's on about 75 but that may not be right for you.
Play with it till you understand it. As a general rule, if anything you read/hear sounds too complicated and technical it probably is!
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The 'max level' is anything before you get the flashes. Try it out and you'll see it immediately. Recordings don't always have to reach max level by any means.
Why are you so concerned with volume? What's prompting this?
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You don't lose quality by increasing the level. It's like turning up the volume, nothing more. Unless you clip at the output. Normalising is likely the easiest way, but it won't work if there are peaks in the file that prohibits the level from being raised. Thus, a limiter is the sure way to increase level, as it will limit those peaks. Originally Posted by JimmyDunlop
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This is an example of what digital clipping sounds like at the louder peaks, it is a very unpleasant kind of distortion that might have its place in certain kinds of electronic music but is totally inappropriate for acoustic recordings.
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Dear JimmyDunlop Originally Posted by JimmyDunlop
You don't know what Reaper is
You think a limiter is a device and not software
You think that normalizing changes the sound quality.
I conclude that you have so little knowledge of modern digital audio production that I strongly advise you to call in someone who does. (Edit: Or start learning today, but that'll last some time and effort. It's not a thing of: Give me some software that does the job)
No offense or insult intended, just my opinion as an audio professional.
Cheers Don E.
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On a second thought:
As an avid Reaper user, I have to admit that my favorite DAW is not necessarily beginner-friendly.
In such a specific case I would rather recommend you to use an audio editor.
Audacity is free and very powerful. I would actually do the project in Audacity myself if it was really just one file.
But Audacity can also be confusing for the beginner.
Audacity (R) | Free, open source, cross-platform audio software for multi-track recording and editing.
Oceanaudio is a simpler audio editor that has everything on board for normalizing and making it louder, looks nice and has a clear and simple GUI. Maybe you should try that one first.
ocenaudio
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Or at least do your research. Google and Wikipedia is your friend. Follow links on Wikipedia. Tons of tutorials on YouTube. It is hard to give an audio engineering crash course in a few sentences to someone who seems to be a total noob on that field. No offense intended — I am normally someone who is really patient and willing to explain things clearly. I posted some wiki links above. Start from there. In that field some theoretical knowledge is really helpful. You should at least have more than a vague idea about deciBels. Originally Posted by DonEsteban
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You've got to pay for Reaper and all he wants to do is make something louder! Originally Posted by DonEsteban
That link's already been posted.Audacity can also be confusing for the beginner.
Audacity, I assure you, is by far the simplest one you'll get. All the others look like the inside of a stealth jet.
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Yes, exactly the place to start. And is probably all you need to do. Given you don't clip, it won't degrade the sound. Originally Posted by Little Jay
Have you tried it?
Reaper recently has added normalization in it's rendering process. You can set it to 15 Lufs and maximize the amount of volume youtube allows. However, depending on the instrument involved, especially solo acoustic guitar, you likely will clip at 15 lufs. For solo guitar, I'd go to 20 lufs to be safe and that is plenty loud enough.
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hey don’t knock it, I mixed my latest album on a B-2. Originally Posted by ragman1
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That explains it, Blue Bossa at 50,000 feet
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and nobody could hear it...
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You helped me a lot I want to thank you for your kindness. About the recordings I think they start to lose quality when you increase it with audacity above 10db. But thanks anyways for the help Originally Posted by ragman1
That explains it, Blue Bossa at 50,000 feet
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It depends how loud they were to start with. If it goes into the red, lower the volume with the slider.they start to lose quality when you increase it with audacity above 10db.
(The numbers on the meters are negative, so you mean decrease it below -10dB. Otherwise you are correct. About -6 is a good level)
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I meant to increase the sound so would be+db. I think +6 is good for me Originally Posted by ragman1
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Okay, good. Forget plus and minus. The point is that, on the Playback Level meter, the numbers go from 54 down to zero, and zero = too loud! I know it's confusing. But let's just use ordinary English and say between 12 and 6 is ideal.
So have you solved your problem with recording and volume now? Be honest!
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Are you a troll and are you making fun of us here? . Originally Posted by JimmyDunlop
(Trolling can also be funny, but the prerequisite is just that it's funny).
Do you even read what others write here?
So you mean a blanket 6dB to it and good? OK, why don't you just load Audacity (I even found the link for you) and just add 6 dB.
Maybe it works without distortions...
(Small hint: It might even work, but that's not the right solution, because it probably makes everything much worse).
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Yes It worked for me. I just slided to the right. It said +2DB . It was enough . Looks solved. Btw i wasnt using playback. Just micro testing. Thanks for your help Originally Posted by ragman1
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see... If you slide it works, but I dont like audacity, as don esteban said reaper is better, but you need to buy it. Originally Posted by ragman1
If Jimmy's wondering where the volume switch is, it's here. No need to select/highlight the track, just slide it
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Cant afford reaper. It is Useless when you have audacity. Yes i did that i used that slider and moved It to the right. It counted +2db. Solved. Thanks ragman!! Originally Posted by Marlot
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No problem, glad you've got it. Originally Posted by JimmyDunlop
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