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I'm sorry, I'm not sure whether I understand your question. Let me just explain in greater detail what I am doing, and if that doesn't give you the information you need, ask me whatever else you need. I am creating audio files with orchestral sample libraries (mainly East West's Symphonic Orchestra)...

I'll get a file up once I am back with the computer that has the recordings. As far as the system, it's Windows 7 x64 running on a quad core 2.8 GHz AMD processor, 10GB RAM, 7200 rpm HD. It's only using the stock realtek soundcard right now (which I will be upgrading after Christmas), but it sounds ...

And please note that no matter what you do, you are remixing the character of the song and it's not going to sound the same. Louder and desirable, yes, but not the same. It's not like turning the volume control up. When I simulate the sound of the local NPR FM station, I use settings the the elves ...

... Any thoughts on why the professional recordings I've checked out sound louder... many many things are done to commercial cds to make them louder doesn't mean that that is a good idea if you want louder overall turn the amplifier knob to the right if you want less range from highs to lows then u...

I'm going to give Chris' compressor a try. Any thoughts on why the professional recordings I've checked out sound louder, but have waveforms that look smaller than what I'm working on?

Whenever I go to play the recordings through any audio system (my car, a stereo, etc.), I need to turn the volume up very high to get a decent volume - Have you tried Chris's [dynamic range] compressor: it's better than the one which is shipped with Audacity ... I’ve written a program that makes it...

I've used audacity for years and never had any issues getting it to do what I needed, but right now I am working on some music which I'm producing from sample libraries with the music is being exported to wave files, and no matter what I do to them in Audacity, the levels are just too low. Whenever ...