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“Auto Leveling” the volume of a clip?
Hi all, I have a simple question (i think). I have a clip, and i have places where the volume is really loud (JUST off peaking), and a few seconds later i have some it is are really quiet. Now it i could go in and add my own audio envelopes, but since the clip is about 2 hours long, it will be way to long to add all those envelopes.
Just to recap, is there a way for vegas to “boost” the lower volume areas and “lower” the less loud areas?
PS: I have tried wave hammer sound as someone suggested, but that didnt really work. I dont mind rendering a wav file to something like audacity if that will be easier.
Thanks,
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Try this… https://www.conversationsnetwork.org/levelator
It’s free, if it save your project you might consider donating.
Windows 7 64-bit, ASUS P6X58D, i7 960 3.20GHz, 24.0GB DDR3, 12TB connected storage
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Thanks for that! ill try it out and let you know
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Thanks! That is pretty much exactly what i wanted, but i was looking for a tad more control. Is this possible?
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[Timothy Carr] “That is pretty much exactly what i wanted, but i was looking for a tad more control. Is this possible?”
Use a compressor on the track. This will give you more control over the threshold at which audio gets compressed and the amount of compression that is used. Every track in Vegas has the Track Compressor added by default but you need to select a preset and adjust it to your liking to use it.
~jr
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Yeah i have tried the compressor track, but its just not powerful enough (or i dont know how to use it lol) but ill keep playing around with it and maybe ill get lucky. Thanks
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[Timothy Carr] “ill keep playing around with it and maybe ill get lucky.”
Luck probably won’t get you as far as knowledge will. 😉 There are only two parameters on the Track Compressor that you need to worry about:
Threshold: This is the level at which the compression should start. The lower you set this level, the more softer sounds will be affected. In other words, if someone is speaking really low at -30dB, then you must set the threshold a little lower (e.g., -31dB) so that their soft voice will be affected.
Amount: This is how much you want to compress/affect the audio once the threshold has been reached. Larger numbers will compress more and reduce the dynamic range making things appear to be louder. To make really soft voices seem loud, you need to set the threshold low and the amount high.
Play a bit with that and see how you make out. Always start by Normalizing the audio (right-click | Switches | Normalize) so that the loudest part is 0dB to begin with. Good luck,
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com
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