Clip audio-gain

[Jeremy Rasnic]

1. You can put that event on a separate track.

2. You can access the volume nodes and adjust the volume fro that one event and then drop it back down for the rest of the track. (press the “V” key and then double click to place nodes)

I am sure there are other ways, but those are the methods I use.

j razz

[Rasmus Mauritsen]

Thanks – still im finding it quite odd that there isn’t an easier way to raise volume. Im a Liquid-migrator an back then i would just right click and enter gain X-dbs. Anyone?

thanks!

[Mike Calla]

As far as i know Jeremy is right.

Put a Volume Envelope on the track. You’ll get up to 6bd extra.

Vegas’s audio engine is held over from its audio roots. In audio production, generally speaking, you always lower before raising. i.e.: to get a treble boost, you’ll first attempt to lower the bass. Same as raising the volume, you should first attempt to lower other tracks.

But nonetheless, i see your point!!!! Especially if you have a tons of clips that need this action.

Hopefully Jeremy and i are wrong:)

mike

[Don Bloom]

Volume envelope, drop onto another track and use the level control on the track header, drop onto another track and use a new BUS (all tracks should be bussed anyway) adjust the buss, go into Non-Real time FX and use the Amp Mod or Volume FX, any combination of the above but as was mentioned, try lowering the level of the rest of the clips before raising the level of the one. Raisng levels CAN bring on a whole new set of challenges. Of course it all depends how good the audio is to begin with.

Don

[Danny Hays]

If the audio clips are under 0dB, not clipping, you can normalize them to get more volume. Danny

[Ron Shook]

Mike and All,

[mike calla] “But nonetheless, i see your point!!!! Especially if you have a tons of clips that need this action.”

With all the audio power of Vegas I find it incredible that simply raising or lowering the overall volume or Pan settings of individual clips is so fiddly and time wasting. The NLE that I’ve used for 10 years would automatically place control nodes for volume and pan on the first and last frame of every clip put into the timeline, so that it was a quick click and drag to raise or lower the overall volume of each clip without effecting any others.

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not expert in Vegas so if there is some way to accomplish the same thing by preference, let me know. If not, Edward, how difficult would it be to have a script that would do the deed? I hope you’ll tell me that Excalibur already has it. (g)

Ron Shook
Shoulder-High Eye Productions
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[Mike Calla]

That would be a great thing!! In addition to automated node placement, maybe an envelope tool for nodes so i can change multiple fade curves at once…

my list could go on and on and on…

No software is perfect, as the long as the developer’s and company listen, then I’m happy.

My wish for audio in both Vegas and ACID is level meters for each track. I’ve been using ACID since version 1, but that point has always kept doing my final mixes in Protools and Sonar.

[Douglas Spotted eagle]

Envelope points at events is already scripted, and meters per track is part of Vegas Pro 8. (View | Mixer)

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[Ron Shook]

Spot,

[Douglas Spotted Eagle] “Envelope points at events is already scripted, and meters per track is part of Vegas Pro 8.”

Excellent! I’ll be lookin’ for that script. Thanks for the heads up. There’s so much to find.

Ron Shook
Shoulder-High Eye Productions
CreativeCOW Forum Host for Discreet edit*

[Mike Calla]

“meters per track is part of Vegas Pro 8.”

Ahhh, forgot about that. I’,m still on Veg 7. Correct me if I’m wrong though, per track meters are only available in the audio mixer view? Or are they viewable on the header of the track?

If they are viewable on the track header then that will be great news for ACID version 7!!!!