[Bret Latter]

I hope I explained the previous post correctly. I might not have and made myself sound a little foolish. I have been using this way to measure a sound file for about 8 years or so with great consistancy in my audio work. I have resently moved away form the PC and over to a mac. Sound Forge doesn’t make a mac version of its software otherwise I’d just use it. So i’m trying to find tools/plugins to use in stpro that I understand.

So I’ll just ask one more time. Does anyone know of a way to measure the dynamic range of a sound file in stpro. Or is there a plugin for it that will do the measuring.

thanks,
bret

[Bret Latter]

RMS = root means squared. It is a mathematical calculation measuring the voltage of the audio file. RMS would be the average/medium measurment. Sound forge then would give me the measurments in db levels.

RMS at -32db. and peaks at -7db. I would then calculate that the audio file has a 25db dynamic range and if I only wanted it to have say a 16db range I would then know how much I would need to compress it.

I hope I explained this correctly so you understand what I’m looking for.

thanks,
bret

[Bret Latter]

Thanks, that worked great.

bret

[Bret Latter]

thanks for the info Anthony!

bret

[Bret Latter]

Thanks Anthony! I watched some of the tutorials and this looks like what I’m looking for. Question for you. Have you used the compressor and such on spoken words also, or just music?

Bret

[Bret Latter]

I do appoligize for the multiple posts. Yes I was having a problem with posting. Everytime I would hit ‘post’ the screen would freeze. I was posting as I was leaving the house so I didn’t check the forum to see if it went through. Sorry.

As far as the sound program, does anyone have a suggestion on a few I could look at. I do admit I would like to find a Pro Tools program because I feel it’s some what of an industry standard and after learning it I think I could use the knowledge elsewhere.
The audio I mainly work with is the spoken work. For documentries, short films and an occasional commercial.

thanks, bret

[Bret Latter]

From low to high. +/-

[Bret Latter]

Do you think this is a better conversion than just using FCP 5.0?

Bret

[Bret Latter]

Where does one read and learn more about “The Ripper”.

Bret

[Bret Latter]

Well I am not the one desiding what it is shot in. I am just doing the sound. Again, the producer, director, and DP have chosen this format.
I just have to give them good sound, and in sync.

Please my original question still stands.

thanks,
bret