basswalrus Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Hi All, I sent some wave files (ac bass) exported from Logic. The volume is fine on my end. Meters completely in the blue. My friend is importing them into Pro Tools and is saying they're very hot. Anyone have an idea of why that may be and how to prevent that? Thanks, Basswalrus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polanoid Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 As long as they're not clipping, what's the problem with them being "very hot"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas007 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, basswalrus said: they're very hot What does that mean? Loud? Distorted? Very cool? Energetic? Too upbeat? Too hasty?…? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basswalrus Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 I'm told the files are clipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polanoid Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Well you could easily check that yourself as you sent the files to your friend!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 try turning down the level, and send new exports... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basswalrus Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 I could lower them yes but on my end they are not distorted. Or clipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polanoid Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Well I guess they should be fine on your friend's side as well then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Just now, basswalrus said: I could lower them yes but on my end they are not distorted. Or clipping. Are you exporting them as 32-bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basswalrus Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 But they're not, that's the question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
des99 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) Files are fixed-point, so if they are not clipping the file, they are not clipping. It's possible your PT guy is doing music/audio for film perhaps, in which case there are strict delivery requirements about levels, and if you are sending eg 0dBFS hard-limited files, these will definitely be out-of-spec and rejected for being way too hot. Take an example file, and get the peak level. Then get your PT guy to tell you want the peak level of the file is, and the peak level it's reading in PT. You should be able to hammer out where the problem is between you. Edited August 1, 2022 by des99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basswalrus Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 24 bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polanoid Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, des99 said: Files are fixed-point, so if they are not clipping the file, they are not clipping. It's possible your PT guy is doing music/audio for film perhaps, in which case there are strict delivery requirements about levels, and if you are sending eg 0dBFS hard-limited files, these will definitely be out-of-spec and rejected for being way too hot. In that case @basswalrus's friend should tell him exactly what he needs... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 1 minute ago, basswalrus said: 24 bit What are their average peaks in Logic? -1? -2? or -10dBFS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas007 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 How are you (exactly) bouncing/exporting your track/file? Could you describe your procedure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 An audio file is a fixed set of audio data, at a fixed level. If it peaks at -3 dBFS (not clipping), then it peaks at -3 dBFS no matter what software is used to read it. The file in itself cannot possibly have one level in one DAW and another level in another, unless one of the DAW is applying some kind of gain change to the audio upon playback. Can you attach or link to a copy of the file so that one of us can double-check whether or not the file was clipped during recording/exporting? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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