Need audio tips

[Douglas Spotted eagle]

“Maxed out at 0dB” and want to go louder? There isn’t “louder.” I’d suggest turning up your speakers….
Mono to two fronts; just put the surround node in the center, slightly ahead of the middle. Turn off the Center channel.
Usually though, mono dialog is run through the center channel.

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[Jeff Mcguire]

I captured this audio from a source mini-disc player/recorder at a lower than desired volume. Yes, I could re-record it but I just thought there was a way to double the throughput. The db line shows a default 0db as the highest volume and the only option is to lower it. I tried the Normalize feature but that didn’t seem to affect it.

Jeff

[Jeff Mcguire]

Additional questions:

How to use the Surround Master:

Are there default volume settings?
What is the ideal volume?
If I change the volume on the Master, am I changing it for the whole project?

Jeff

[Edward Troxel]

There’s a volume slider on the track header and you can also add a volume envelope to increase volume. Another option would be to “normalize”. Just note that NOISE will be raised as much as the good stuff.

Edward Troxel

[Jeff Mcguire]

Thanks Edward. I did try the Normalize function but it did no good.

I went ahead and re-recorded the audio at a higher level.

I will experiment with your other suggestions.

Jeff