[Richard Martz]

Did you ever figure out how to do this?

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Thanks for all the comments:

Yes Bret. You are right. I’ve been mastering DVD audio levels consistently higher than recommended for some time with great results. We absolutely avoid peaks greater than zero dB but try to get as much saturation as possible for greater Signal to Noise ratio. Even with Digital there is still a noise floor that is induced in analog portions of the original recording. That includes microphones, mixers, and other signal processing. If noise is constant then the only way to improve this ratio is through the application of more signal in the mix. I personally try to apply a small amount of compression to make my levels consistent. But not enough that it is apparent to the listener.

If you lower your reference tone to attempt to make the audio “street legal” then, although you will achieve that goal, your audio will have a lowered signal to noise ratio. Translation: you have far less dynamic range in your program and your audio will be generally less interesting. The audio may sound somewhat flat.

Although there are FCP video plugins aplenty on the web I find that there are few reliable sources of Audio plugins for FCP so if anyone knows of sources for those “I’m all ears”.

I started off my career doing audio as a studio musician and then moved to video to earn a living wage. Somewhere in there I discovered you can be famous without being rich. But I’ve always retained a keen interest in having quality audio be apart of every video effort.

Onward!

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Thanks. It is a house here in the states. I will repost details when I hear from them. I sort of expected a Zero dB file. I agree that tone would certainly be beneficial. And it is about as rare as a surviving 1980 Yugo. Even with tone the levels would still be the same.

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Be sure that you have the right settings for capture. Go to Final Cut Pro, Audio/Video Settings. Device Control Preset should be set to Sony HDV Firewire. Also be sure that your capture preset matches your camera output (selectable on the menu in the camera or on the deck). This problem gets everyone at some point. Have a great day!

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I have a call into the audio house that did this latest one. But the former house was Crawford Communications here in Atlanta. Those guys are one of the largest post houses on the east coast. So I know they know their stuff. You can see the different waveforms here:

https://idisk.mac.com/richardmartz//TECH STUFF/Montville Audio Waveform

Or tryL
files.me.com/richardmartz/aopa1d

One waveform is the low on e and one is a higher level and what I’m used to getting.

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TEll me more about which OS you are using. WHat is your system configuration?

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I’m having the same problem after upgrading to snow leopard. Searching for a solution. If you hear of anything please let me know. rmartz@magicmartz.com

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Thanks Dave Walter and All others. This has been a big help. Now to order more memory. Cha-Ching

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I just booted up my new 8 core machine for the first time. It came with 6 GB but I’m probably going to get a lot more memory for it. I’m loading FCS now.

Don…YES YES I remember you. It has been a while. I’ve done stints at Crawford and Paul French and Partners before starting my own thing up. Contact me via email and we can talk off line. I’m rmartz@magicmartz.com or you can go to my website and pick up my phone number. I still remember shooting together out at Woodstock Baptist Church. Great times.

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Is there any reason to limit myself to APPLE brand memory sticks? There are some pretty affordable after market sticks available. Some of them are from suppliers who sell APPLE accessories exclusively. And they say they are guaranteed to work.

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