I'm using Reason 2.5, my melody included 2 channels.
it looks like this:



I've already set the channels volume to be lower and lower (as you can see in the picture), and it's still looks too high on the master-channel. What can I do to fix that?

lower the master channel.. then maxzimise the whole in a audio editor..

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Originally posted by Subtle lower the master channel.. then maxzimise the whole in a audio editor..

Audio editor like 'Wavelab' ?! how can I maximize it there?

first compress/eq it (if you want to) then use the normalize (to 100%) effect

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1. never use normalize (use compressing and limiting instead)
2. if the master-channel clips you have to lower the single channels until nothing clips anymore!
3. the master channel can go higher than the single channel-levels because sound in the same frequency will be added together. if you have a huge differnece it's most due the lack of bad equalising.

just my 2 cents

cYrus

I see you have some room left so just lower channel 1-5 with about 50-60. Then your balance is still the same but your not clipping the output. If it still clips you should chek the master levels at the sources(synth, sampler etc.) and lower each device with the same amount.

You could begin a new track with the masterfader at 127 and keep the channels from clipping.

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Originally posted by thecYrus 1. never use normalize (use compressing and limiting instead) 2. if the master-channel clips you have to lower the single channels until nothing clips anymore! 3. the master channel can go higher than the single channel-levels because sound in the same frequency will be added together. if you have a huge differnece it's most due the lack of bad equalising. just my 2 cents cYrus

I'm using 1 compressor and 1 eq per channel.. it's ok?

I can post here my compressors and eqs settings so you can check if it's ok or not..

My compressors\eqs look like this: (first comp\eq go to the first melody channel, second comp\eq go to the second channel)

-sigh- The first thing they teach you is to never let the peak of a channel signal go beyond the fader's Odb reference:



See how each channel never peaks beyond the faders?

Yours should be looking something like this:


So lower the channels volumn source and then bring those faders up
damnit

Last edited by Rob on Jan-23-2005 at 17:31

It doesn't matter what settings you have on your compressors and eqs. Just make sure you don't get any audiable clipping.

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Originally posted by Rob So lower the channels volumn source and then bring those faders up damnit

Sorry bout my ignorance, but what is 'the-channels-volumn-source' ??

dude listen YOU DON'T NEED TO COMPRESS LEADS!! there is no purpose for this just makes them a big disaster(unless you purposely want to). Going a little over 0db is ok but I'm mean small amounts like to 3 or 4 maybe. Start off with mutting all your tracks...then start by engaging each channel one by one...but be analytical about it and watch the levels to see where each one is at...so one by one you can see which channesl are in the red and reduce them...then after each one is done check your master and see where your at from there...also you might want to eq all the sounds that don't need and low end and roll it off..like hats and fx, ect...also do the same to teh ones that only need low end and so on. This will improve the mix and may help you with clipping.