theosd Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Basically I have a few tracks we recorded last year at our first ever gig, and the mix is actually quite nice barring background noise. How can I increase the output volume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 (edited) You need some sort of mastering limiter. Depends on your budget really. But this link has a freebie...[other freebies to] And a lot of music mags praise the Warm sounds from these plugs . Nothing to loose....FREE.. Garry Edited February 4, 2008 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderthumbs Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 What link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theosd Posted February 4, 2008 Author Share Posted February 4, 2008 [quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='133904' date='Feb 4 2008, 09:33 PM']What link?[/quote] This =] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 This Link [url="http://www.kaosaudio.com/kjaerhus-classic-master-limiter-free/"]http://www.kaosaudio.com/kjaerhus-classic-...r-limiter-free/[/url] I presume you have Audio software.... Or it's down to a Mastering house.. Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theosd Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 Yes I have downloaded it and will hopefully be putting it to work with audacity today; thanks very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedontcarebear Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Try to get hold of T-racks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 T-Racks was/is great... But if you are going to pay for the software.... Ozone is a well respected Piece of Kit.. All in one Mastering Package , with Pro results. [url="http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/ozone/"]http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/ozone/[/url] There is also a downloadable PDF , With a Fantastic Insight in Mastering , Well worth a look. But at the end of the day , you still need a pair of ears Cant beat a well experianced engineer. Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBalls Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 If you normalize the audio files it will make them louder. I know adobe audition has this function, not sure about audacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I usually increase output volume in Audacity by using the Hard Limiter to cut the signal peaks then use the Amplify effect to increase the volume by the same number of dBs that I just cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaphappygarry Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I quite like waves. You will never get commercial standard mastering yourself but some clever compression, soft limiting and careful Eq can really go a long way whatever you use. At the end of the day, if its too quiet the listener will turn it up, if its compressed to the point of distortion the listener will turn it off. Good luck. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.sibs Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 [quote name='BassBalls' post='134169' date='Feb 5 2008, 10:59 AM']If you normalize the audio files it will make them louder. I know adobe audition has this function, not sure about audacity.[/quote] normalizing a track will also make the unwanted background noise louder, you need to usea multiband compressor and a mastering eq, or get a finisher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBalls Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 [quote name='mr.sibs' post='137917' date='Feb 11 2008, 12:23 AM']normalizing a track will also make the unwanted background noise louder, you need to usea multiband compressor and a mastering eq, or get a finisher?[/quote] True but you would do the compression after the normalizing. There is always going to be unwanted background noise, gating will also help get rid of this too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.sibs Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 compressing will bring up the noise floor even more! im sure we have different techniques but ive always been taught to increase the gain rather than normalise, and compress with a multiband when mastering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 You use a multiband when mastering 'cos you might want real hard compression on the lows, for example, and really soft, or no compression on the high-mids, or whatever you like. Multi-band compression tends to sound more natural, because the whole mix doesn't pump just from an extra loud kick or something, just the lows. theosd - If you haven't got a sound you like yet, i'd love to have a crack at mastering them for you! Let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalmaniac Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 That was a thoroughly good thread to read. When I mix I like to get as clear a sound from each track before I apply the master mastering. Of course it depends on the music. TBH as good as Audacity is, I wouldnt be too happy with its mastering abilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Mastering plug-ins I like - Waves C4 multi comp, Waves Ultramaximizer, Waves Maxxbass(if required) I like the tape sim that comes with cubase, but not sure what it's called. Voxengo do a free VST stereo spectrum analyser, which is almost essential when mastering IMO. Especially if your monitors aren't that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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