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Audio: Better to Normalise in Peak or Max levels in FCP?
Hi,
I have some good quality voice overs in my FCP HD project. They average about -24 on the FCP input levels when set to their default 0db on the timeline.
I need to boast the volume of these tracks.
Am I better off raising the timeline levels to it’s maximum +12db (aiming for a average/top input level average of -12db) or using Peak to Normalise these clips upwards?
Or would I be better to leave the levels alone and duplicate the clips (stereo pairs) onto 2 more tracks and thus have 4 tracks instead of two?
It’s for PAL MiniDV thats going onto DVD.
Many thanks,
DarrinPowerbook 17 1.67 512meg 100gig FCP HD
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5 Replies
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Darrin,
That would be a guess for anyone other than yourself, simply because you’ve heard the tracks. Do a test and let your ears be your guide.
DRW
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Forget what it’s called but one of the Apple audio filters is a pre-amp.
Alan
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That obviously helps!
But just seeing if there is any ‘standard’ way to do it. Always worried that taking an uneducated guess will come back to bite me down the line ie: when you convert it for dvd etc etc etc
Cheers, Darrin
Powerbook 17 1.67 512meg 100gig FCP HD
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Add the Audio Filters > Apple > AUPeakLimiter and adjust the “Pre-gain” to any level you want.
And, if needed, carefully adjust the “limiter” section to help control the peaks.
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There is nothing set in stone. Nomalizing voice tracks sounds great sometimes, sometimes sounds bad, depending on voice quality, room, mic placement, npise floor, and other factors.
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