Registered: May 2005
Location: Glendale, California
Clipping Question in Cubase SX
working on a project and went through all the tracks and checked the levels, and nothing was clipping. only problem is, the exported mp3 file ends up being too low in volume (compared to other songs)...any way i can safely raise the volume on the completed song without clipping or experiencing quality loss? i already tried raising the volume of the different instruments individually in cubase, but that resulted in clippping, which i know is not good...any suggestions?
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Vernon's Wonderland
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Originally posted by SuPeRSaW2005
do i do this prior to exporting or to the final exported mp3?
Don't process the exported MP3.
Export as WAV instead (in as high a bit depth as possible, and maybe sample rate) and then master the file externally. There's a lot more to it, but limiting will provide the most volume out of the mastering process. Then, once you've resampled and dithered the file down to 16 bit, you can encode to MP3. Of course you can also add a limiter to the master channel and export as MP3, but don't work with this while mixing.
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Put an end to the loudness war. Don't limit or compress your mixdown until mastering; leave the master channel alone.
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Dec-01-2007 14:00
mysticalninja
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Registered: May 2005
Location: Los Angeles
quote:
Originally posted by Atlantis-AR
Export as WAV instead (in as high a bit depth as possible, and maybe sample rate) and then master the file externally. There's a lot more to it, but limiting will provide the most volume out of the mastering process. Then, once you've resampled and dithered the file down to 16 bit, you can encode to MP3. Of course you can also add a limiter to the master channel and export as MP3, but don't work with this while mixing.
Hmm is it possible to get maximum loudness with cubase or do you need to work on the wav with something like WaveLab?
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Vernon's Wonderland
quote:
Originally posted by mysticalninja
Hmm is it possible to get maximum loudness with cubase or do you need to work on the wav with something like WaveLab?
It doesn't matter where you do it - just how you do it.
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Put an end to the loudness war. Don't limit or compress your mixdown until mastering; leave the master channel alone.
