D-Man Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I have a bunch of songs recorded in Logic Pro 8 (and 9) that are all the same approx output volume except for one I assume due to lower record levels. My question is: Is there a tool that I can use to make sure that each song (regardless of input volume) will have the same output volume on a burnt cd? I know this probably seems like a basic naff question - its just that for software instruments I have never worried too much about the record level. I have just recorded at whatever default level they are set at and then set the record levels of my miced instruments to accommodate and most of my songs come out at the same output volume. Except for one! Appreciate any assistance System: Intel Imac 2.66 ghz, 2mb ram - running Snow Leopard Logic Studio (inc Logic Pro 9) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Mayfield Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 You could burn it with the Sound Check feature in iTunes, but that's not always accurate. For the most part you'll just need to adjust it by hand and by ear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Is there a tool that I can use to make sure that each song (regardless of input volume) will have the same output volume on a burnt cd? Waveburner is a mastering software that will help you do that. What you're referring to is one of the most important aspects of the art of mastering: having songs that flow one into the other with an equal perception of volume. No machine or tool can tell you how you perceive volume, so while some (as the iTunes feature suggested) may help, sometimes they'll get it wrong. You really have to use your ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Lagerfeldt Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 You can get some indication of how the volume is perceived (assuming the overall sound balances are similar) by looking at the RMS level. Logic Pro has a plug-in usable for this: Metering > MultiMeter You can also download the free metering plug-in FreeG from Sonalksis: http://www.sonalksis.com/index.php?section_id=99 If one song has an RMS of -12 and the other has an RMS of -8 you can be pretty sure than the -12 sounds lower. How you obtain equal volume without smashing the sound.. THAT'S the challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 You can get some indication of how the volume is perceived (assuming the overall sound balances are similar) by looking at the RMS level. Logic Pro has a plug-in usable for this: Metering > MultiMeter You can also download the free metering plug-in FreeG from Sonalksis: http://www.sonalksis.com/index.php?section_id=99 If one song has an RMS of -12 and the other has an RMS of -8 you can be pretty sure than the -12 sounds lower. How you obtain equal volume without smashing the sound.. THAT'S the challenge. just curious: what does the FreeG plugin tell me that the channel strip doesn't? wondering why i would need this... thanx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Lagerfeldt Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 2 decimals instead of none or only one. RMS level. Polarity switch. Operates in 64 bits, though I don't know how much of a practical advantage that is here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlon Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Put it in waveburner and normalize the regions. After that you can mess around with the various limiter presets and manually up or down the volume on each track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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