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06-17-2017, 08:30 PM
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How to reduce Gain?
Hello,
I have Cubase on another of my Computers, but I purchased Reaper to see what it does?
I like it very much, but am still a beginner with it!
Many things I can already do with it; but I am stuck on ' How do I reduce the ' Gain ' of the entire WAV file or MP3 File?'.
I Downloaded a heap of helpful Videos yday, but haven't yet started to study them?
Thanks
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06-17-2017, 08:49 PM
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Hi
Drag the top of the media item.
Shift drag to go higher than 0db
Or you can change Item volume control behavior (Handle or Knob)
Preferences > Media > Item volume control
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06-17-2017, 08:50 PM
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06-17-2017, 08:55 PM
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If you want to automate volume, press V to show track volume envelope.
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06-18-2017, 09:37 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Outboarder
Hi
Drag the top of the media item.
Shift drag to go higher than 0db
Or you can change Item volume control behavior (Handle or Knob)
Preferences > Media > Item volume control
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Yep, I always use the knob, it's always visible and don't get in the way of any other automation. I think it's also easier to adjust.
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Originally Posted by Outboarder
If you want to automate volume, press V to show track volume envelope.
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Yes, and that works great for automating each item, leaving the track volume automation for the final leveling.
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06-18-2017, 05:56 PM
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How to Reduce Gain?
My sincere thanks to all for your most helpful & prompt replies!
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06-18-2017, 10:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tod
leaving the track volume automation for the final leveling.
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For this, there is "Trim Volume", too.
-Michael
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06-19-2017, 09:54 AM
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I wonder does pulling the top line down change the input gain of the track, or the output gain? Volume automation is surely the output. If the problem is that the source file was recorded too hot then you need to reduce the input gain. I do pull down the top but I also use the HornetVU meter which has auto gain reduction so you don't overload / clip any plug ins you have inserted. Mmm, I will do an experiment when I'm in front of Reaper.
EDIT looking around there are a few old threads on this....
Last edited by Twangothan; 06-19-2017 at 10:18 AM.
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06-19-2017, 11:27 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Twangothan
I wonder does pulling the top line down change the input gain of the track, or the output gain?
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Any item automation or settings will be output to the main track controls. In other words it will be before any track controls or automation.
I don't know any way to actually control the recording level of the tracks input other than something on the input FX.
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06-19-2017, 12:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tod
Any item automation or settings will be output to the main track controls. In other words it will be before any track controls or automation.
I don't know any way to actually control the recording level of the tracks input other than something on the input FX.
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I learned from the video you can change the pre FX volume - right click on the envelope button. Checking with a VU meter it is adjusting the input gain.
Of course the right answer is don't record too hat to start with but I have a bunch of .wav files which are what they are and you just have to cope. The Hornet thing works too. The interesting point boing, if they are too hot, volume automation won't help as most plug ins expect an input of -18 so if you hit them with +2 or something they will clip.
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06-19-2017, 12:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Twangothan
I wonder does pulling the top line down change the input gain of the track,
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Of course the right answer is don't record too hot
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If you mean the top line which is the same thing Tod turned into a button via options (item volume), it is before pretty much anything in the chain, it is the volume of the source itself so to speak. So if someone wants to adjust 'recording levels' after the fact (using the assumption they aren't clipped), that's the place to do it.
On an unrelated note if you ever want to know what the original recording levels were, set the track fader @ zero, item volume @ +/- 0 and what you see on the meters will be the exact same levels it was originally recorded at coming in from the ADC.
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06-19-2017, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Twangothan
I learned from the video you can change the pre FX volume - right click on the envelope button. Checking with a VU meter it is adjusting the input gain.
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I'm afraid you've got me here Twangothan, are you talking about the "track envelope button"?
If you're talking about the "Volume (Pre-FX)", all that does is put the FX after the main track volume instead of before it.
You'll have to explain a little more, what your setup is and how you're manipulating it?
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Of course the right answer is don't record too hat to start with but I have a bunch of .wav files which are what they are and you just have to cope. The Hornet thing works too. The interesting point boing, if they are too hot, volume automation won't help as most plug ins expect an input of -18 so if you hit them with +2 or something they will clip.
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Originally Posted by karbomusic
If you mean the top line which is the same thing Tod turned into a button via options (item volume), it is before pretty much anything in the chain, it is the volume of the source itself so to speak. So if someone wants to adjust 'recording levels' after the fact (using the assumption they aren't clipped), that's the place to do it.
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Actually I turned it into a knob, but Karbo's right, this is where you really want to make your audio files adjusment, it only affects the output volume of the audio file and supersedes any other FX or controls on that track.
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06-19-2017, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Tod
Actually I turned it into a knob
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Oops, brain said knob, hands typed button. I changed it to a knob years ago because the 'knob' is so much better and accessible.
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06-19-2017, 02:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tod
If you're talking about the "Volume (Pre-FX)", all that does is put the FX after the main track volume instead of before it.
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No. Unless I'm completely mistaken about what you're talking about, these are two completely separate envelopes. One before the FX and one after.
There's about nineteen different controls for volume from the take level up to the actual fader. I'm pretty sure the guide has a nice, fancy signal-flow chart in there somewhere.
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I suppose it's important to say here than NONE of those things will affect the level that Reaper gets from your interface. If everything in Reaper is at unity, and you're clipping anyway, you have to adjust things at the interface or source itself.
Reaper itself won't clip anything unless you ask it to by rendering to a fixed point file format. Modern plugins won't clip unless they're specifically designed to.
Last edited by ashcat_lt; 06-19-2017 at 03:01 PM.
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06-19-2017, 03:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ashcat_lt
No. Unless I'm completely mistaken about what you're talking about, these are two completely separate envelopes. One before the FX and one after.
There's about nineteen different controls for volume from the take level up to the actual fader. I'm pretty sure the guide has a nice, fancy signal-flow chart in there somewhere.
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Yes ashcat, whether they are positioned differently (2 dif envelopes) or the same envelope (just placed differently), they still wont affect the recording input will they?
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