I was gunna say that.By "whole show" Koz means the whole selection. You could be zoomed in on part of the selection and not see the peak that prevented Amplify or Normalize having any effect.
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Adjusting sound level to equalize 2 parts? Mixer Board?
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Re: Adjusting sound level to equalize 2 parts? Mixer Board?
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Re: Adjusting sound level to equalize 2 parts? Mixer Board?
We have been known to use Amplify to tell us where the highest peak in a show is. Run Amplify on the whole show and if the top number is 3, then the highest peak in the show needs 3dB boost to bring it up to 0 which is the default target value (bottom number).
It's one of the three "manual tests" that ACX Audiobook people can use to test their performance for ACX technical compliance.
— Measure Peak Sound. [No higher than -3.0dB]
Select the whole clip by clicking just above MUTE.
Effect > Amplify > Read the top number and CANCEL. Do Not Apply the Tool!!
Edit > UNDO if you apply it by accident and the blue waves change size.
Koz
It's one of the three "manual tests" that ACX Audiobook people can use to test their performance for ACX technical compliance.
— Measure Peak Sound. [No higher than -3.0dB]
Select the whole clip by clicking just above MUTE.
Effect > Amplify > Read the top number and CANCEL. Do Not Apply the Tool!!
Edit > UNDO if you apply it by accident and the blue waves change size.
Koz