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LeeX
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by LeeX » Mon Oct 08, 2018 5:27 pm
Hi,
I'm trying to edit a track. One section was not strong enough so I use Amplify to raise it. But it leaves two steps on the wave. Please see screenshot below. Which Effect can be used to smooth the steps.
I guess there might be another effect that can smoothly amplify a section but I'm not sure if it's available.
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Lee
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DVDdoug
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by DVDdoug » Mon Oct 08, 2018 6:01 pm
I hope you saved a copy of the original...
The
Envelope Tool can be used to fade-up or fade-down parts of the program.
Or, the compressor and limiting effects tend to even-out the loudness. Both of these effects "push down" the loud parts (or peaks) and then make-up gain is normally applied to bring-up the overall loudness.
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Trebor
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by Trebor » Mon Oct 08, 2018 7:30 pm
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LeeX
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by LeeX » Mon Oct 08, 2018 8:23 pm
Thanks so much for the information and nice demo. Very useful feature.
Regards,
Lee
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kozikowski
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by kozikowski » Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:07 pm
Depending on what you're doing, there may be completely automated ways of fixing volume problems. What's the show or goal?
Koz
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LeeX
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by LeeX » Tue Oct 09, 2018 1:06 am
I usually edit tracks of accompaniment and recorded sax performance. Sometimes, they are not perfect so I need to make minor changes manually after having both tracks.
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Lee
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kozikowski
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by kozikowski » Tue Oct 09, 2018 3:34 am
OK, then as above, the Envelope Tool can give you the ability to click and drag corrections without leaving abrupt changes (unless you want them).
Koz
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LeeX
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by LeeX » Tue Oct 09, 2018 4:08 pm
Thanks for your help.
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Lee
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LeeX
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by LeeX » Thu Oct 11, 2018 7:46 pm
One more question on the Envelope Tool. It seems I cannot amplify the wave further with Envelope Tool once the little white-colored dots reach the dotted lines at top and bottom of the wave. Please see attached screenshot below. Would it be possible to amplify the wave further?
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by Trebor » Thu Oct 11, 2018 9:44 pm
LeeX wrote: ↑Thu Oct 11, 2018 7:46 pm
One more question on the Envelope Tool. It seems I cannot amplify the wave further with Envelope Tool once the little white-colored dots reach the dotted lines at top and bottom of the wave ... Would it be possible to amplify the wave further?
If you
zoom-out on the vertical scale you can move the dots to +/-2 , (rather than +/-1) ...
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