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another audio question
How do the various audio processes work together?
Lets say we have an audio track that is:
normalized
raised 2db through an audio envelope
uses track compressors
uses wave hammer volume maximizerDo some processes cancel out others?
Are they redundant?
Do they work differently in another order?
Is there a known hierarchical order?Thanks
Larry -
4 Replies
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You can change the order of audio FX by dragging them at the top of the FX dialog. The order does effect your outcome.
Gary Kleiner
Learn Vegas and DVD Architect
http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com
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So if you have a hard limiter first followed by a soft limiter it would not change
the effect by putting the soft limiter first?Larry
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So if you have a hard limiter first followed by a soft limiter it would not change
the effect by putting the soft limiter first?Larry
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I don’t know if mine is the best approach, but I deal with crappy audio in the first place.
(I shoot theater and live performances). Every audio track is split into left only and right only tracks. It’s not unusual for me to have four to eight audio tracks for one project. Every track is assigned a bus in the mixer. I set the track level to “soft limiter”, the bus levels to -3dB hard limiter, and the master to a -6dB hard limiter.
It works for me, and a little tweaking on the track envelopes when the talent is not projecting well (I bump up the level envelope on the mic closest to the talent). Sometimes I have to bring down the volume envelope if a mic track is going into the red on the meters. Having every track on its own bus helps me visualize the levels.
I’ve never used normalization since there are some quiet parts in the productions that I shoot.
Stephen Mann,
MannMade Digital Video,
San Jose, CA
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