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by smartman
Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:21 pm
Forum: Recording Techniques
Topic: Automatic mic leveling? or Software-based commpression?
Replies: 7
Views: 2986

Re: Automatic mic leveling? or Software-based commpression?

Hey guys, thanks for the info. So, basically, my previous assumptions are correct, right? Either spend time in the post working with the Compressor effect or buying some hardware? I figured as much. Guess I'm off to eBay/Craigslist to look for that RNC...
by smartman
Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:31 pm
Forum: Recording Techniques
Topic: Automatic mic leveling? or Software-based commpression?
Replies: 7
Views: 2986

Re: Automatic mic leveling? or Software-based commpression?

Thanks for the reply. I have problems with Normalizing a vocal track that has louder and quieter levels. Sometimes, when I Select All and Normalize, nothing happens. This is while using the Normalize plug-in by Dominic Mazzoni that ships with Audacity with the "Normalize maximum amplitude to -3 dB" ...
by smartman
Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:38 am
Forum: Recording Techniques
Topic: Automatic mic leveling? or Software-based commpression?
Replies: 7
Views: 2986

Automatic mic leveling? or Software-based commpression?

Hi Folks, I'm getting varying levels when recording spoken word vocals through a mic and was wondering if there was any way for Audacity to automatically set the input signal to a consistent level. I'm hoping to avoid either doing too much work Normalizing or Compressing the tracks after the fact or...