KikkoAndMoonman Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Hello, So I'm checking over stems and I've realised that with two tracks, though they're both totally silent (I've checked with my volume set to the max), they have a different appearance. One is thicker than the other. What's the reason? I get very paranoid that it's not totally silent and end up adding extra fades... Thanks Kikko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Please do not use 3rd party sites to host your images, instead, in the future, upload them right here: How to attach files to your post (I fixed the image in this topic). Thanks! As for your issue, it looks like there's some signal, perhaps just a DC offset, in the file. It's not digital silence (all zeroes). Can you tell us more about what those files are, or how they were recorded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KikkoAndMoonman Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Please do not use 3rd party sites to host your images, instead, in the future, upload them right here: How to attach files to your post (I fixed the image in this topic). Thanks! As for your issue, it looks like there's some signal, perhaps just a DC offset, in the file. It's not digital silence (all zeroes). Can you tell us more about what those files are, or how they were recorded? I'm sorry! I couldn't work out how to do it; I thought I had to put the Imgur link in the brackets. Thanks for sorting/clarifying that for me. So these are all from virtual instruments. It's strange because when I checked their tails before bouncing, it was totally quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 DC is silent but it's still signal. It could also be very low level signal that would be undetectable by the human ear. Like the very end tail of a reverb for example. If you want to troubleshoot this further you could cut a piece like the visible one in your screenshot, convert to a new audio file (so you don't touch the original), and try to remove DC offset or normalize (in the File Audio Editor, Functions menu). If you find DC to remove or normalize works, then the signal isn't digital silence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KikkoAndMoonman Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Ah that's interesting, thanks. Should I be doing normalise when preparing stems? I've never used that option when bouncing/exporting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Should I be doing normalise when preparing stems? I've never used that option when bouncing/exporting. No, if you're working with reasonable levels there should be no need to normalize when bouncing, I never do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KikkoAndMoonman Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Fair enough! Final question (mostly out of paranoia): will exporting various tracks at once take into account fades from the fade tool on the audio file itself, or just automation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 It takes into account both automation and fades applied with the fade tool, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KikkoAndMoonman Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Amazing, thanks for the replies, David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 You're welcome Kikko. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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