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edwinn
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by edwinn » Wed Feb 21, 2018 2:07 am
Have a look at the source file below, a downloaded MP3 at 128 kbps.
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I tried both
Limiter (top) using +3dB amplification then Limiter, another +3dB amp then Limiter, a third +3dB amp then Limiter, and finally a +1 dB amp with Limiter.
- comp_vs_limit_v01.png (41.04 KiB) Viewed 345 times
Also tried a 8:1
Compressor (bottom) based on Peaks. The
RMS values seem higher with Compressor.
Please comment on the pros and cons of these methods.
Tkx,
-Ed
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kozikowski
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by kozikowski » Wed Feb 21, 2018 3:32 am
What's the show and what's the goal?
Koz
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edwinn
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by edwinn » Wed Feb 21, 2018 3:44 am
It's a talk show at 44 kHz which I re-sample at 22 kHz.
The goal is to even out the levels and increase overall amplitude.
Here's the 8:1 compressor settings..
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Oops, that's 10:1 but you get the idea.
Pros and cons?
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Trebor
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by Trebor » Wed Feb 21, 2018 3:56 am
edwinn wrote:Please comment on the pros and cons of these methods.
LevelSpeech2.NY plugin has the best of both worlds : it's quicker than Audacity's native compressor,
but unlike Audacity's native limiter, it can have different attack & release times.
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edwinn
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by edwinn » Wed Feb 21, 2018 4:42 am
Trebor wrote:LevelSpeech2.NY plugin[/url] has the best of both worlds : it's quicker than Audacity's native compressor,
but unlike Audacity's native limiter, it can have different attack & release times.
I like the way that works. Now to exercise the parameters.
What is
LevelSpeech? a previous version with less features?
-Ed
