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NO... Posted by SteveR (from: 62.30.112.1) on May 31, 2002 at 11:46:36: In Reply to: Boosting the VOLUME posted by chiselchest on May 31, 2002 at 04:16:07: Compression is not the way to level a recording. I personally use compression sensibly and often although it's through understanding the technology that gets you the results you want. If your recorded tracks are too quiet, then the person that recorded them didn't know what they were doing with their gain structures. Simplest way is to Normalise the tracks. If it's a commercial recording, it will have been carefully (although not desirably necessarily) mastered by a professional. Compression on a properly mastered track is missing the point. If it's your own music, then normalising will get you out of the situation your in and compressing the normalised track may give you the desired punchiness if set correctly. SteveR Follow Ups: Post a Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Comments: : Compression is not the way to level a recording. I personally use compression sensibly and often although it's through understanding the technology that gets you the results you want. : If your recorded tracks are too quiet, then the person that recorded them didn't know what they were doing with their gain structures. : Simplest way is to Normalise the tracks. If it's a commercial recording, it will have been carefully (although not desirably necessarily) mastered by a professional. Compression on a properly mastered track is missing the point. If it's your own music, then normalising will get you out of the situation your in and compressing the normalised track may give you the desired punchiness if set correctly. : SteveR Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Music Software Discussion & Help Page ] [ FAQ ]

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