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RavingLunatic
crack addict

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Zimbabwe

Normalization, what is a good tool to use?

I have a mix that my buddy recorded onto my MD, and it's way too quiet.

I need to get the volume levels up to peaking at 0db or just over.

does anyone know a good way to do this?

I want some software that will do this, but that doesn't have a lot of extra stuff. I think installing something like Soundforge or CoolEdit for this task would be a bit of overkill.

Preferably, I'd like something small and painless to install, uninstall, has bouncing level meters so I can set it up properly.

A waveform display is not neccesary.

anyone know of a good program for this?

Dec-17-2001 16:50

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Pjotr G
Mindcrawler

Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Netherlands

I haven't tried it out myself, but apparently a very decent mastering program is "T-racks". It should be able to do what u want and a bunch more.

Not sure tho!

Dec-17-2001 17:00 Netherlands

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RavingLunatic
crack addict

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Zimbabwe

Thanks dude!

it looks like it would do a good job.

unfortunately, the demo is save disabled. there are ways of getting around that I know, but still, I'd rather have freeware or shareware.

also, when trying to download the program I got this.

http://www.t-racks.com/Demos/T-RackS_Demo.zip

there are no other locations to download it from (at least not from cnet.download.com.

doh!

any other ideas?

Dec-17-2001 17:57

Cable
Supreme tranceaddict

Registered: Jul 2001
Location: South Africa

http://www.neon1.net/prog/normalizer.html
http://www.bheller.com/file/NormalizeGUI_ini.zip

Dec-17-2001 18:10 South Africa

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RavingLunatic
crack addict

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Zimbabwe

thanks cable!

extra marks for you in the mixing competition!

just kidding

Dec-17-2001 18:16

boy_luke_y2k
StarwakEaddict

Registered: Jun 2001
Location: Newcastle, UK

Hey, me want more marx 2

I suggest Total Recorer, I can give U the prog and crak !!!

U know where 2 find me, unless I'm hiding

Dec-17-2001 18:31

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RavingLunatic
crack addict

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Zimbabwe

Yeah, total recorder isn't quite the right tool for the job.

I'd just be upping the gain levels, and that could introduce some distortion..

but thanks NEway dude.

I downloaded that stuff that cable suggested, I will let you know how it turns out..

the page for the GUI is in french though, I went to a neat translation site and got a pretty decent and readable page anyway though..

check it out, kind of entertaining.

http://fets3.freetranslation.com:50...m&Sequence=core

here is the page I used to find the translation page

http://www.babelfish.com

Dec-17-2001 18:37

Ayianapa
tranceaddict

Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Norway

I use T-racks on all my recordings, it's really great. You can get awsome results.

Dec-17-2001 19:12 Norway

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boy_luke_y2k
StarwakEaddict

Registered: Jun 2001
Location: Newcastle, UK

quote:
Originally posted by RavingLunatic
the page for the GUI is in french though, I went to a neat translation site and got a pretty decent and readable page anyway though..

check it out, kind of entertaining.

http://fets3.freetranslation.com:50...m&Sequence=core

here is the page I used to find the translation page

http://www.babelfish.com

u can use http://www.altavista.co.uk as well, they have a translation page for most languages.

Dec-17-2001 20:57

DJTJ
linuXaddict

Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Bournemouth, UK when I'm at home, Cardiff, UK when I'm at uni

The altavista translation uses the babelfish engine anyway. So they are actually the same thing.

Dec-18-2001 01:00 England

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clubzero
tranceaddict

Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Scandinavia

Sound Forge is Good. I use the "normalize peak level to 0dB option".

Club Zero

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Dec-18-2001 11:17 Finland

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RavingLunatic
crack addict

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Zimbabwe

Yeah but loading up a 790Mb .wav file in soundforge takes a while.

I got it normalized with that nice program cable linked too..
it doesn't have to load the whole thing, so it's nice and quick.

it sounds pretty good. I also might want to apply compression, and maybe do something about the vinyl/needle noise..

anyone know anything for that?

maybe I should start a new thread...