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Old 02-19-2018, 02:55 AM   #1
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Default I got a question about waveforms of a vocal track

I forget how to do this. As most guys here say to NOT normalize my tracks, especially vocals so I don't.

After finishing singing I now have what amounts to a thick line going down the center vocal track. So, now what I want to do is simply make the waveforms larger so I can work on them.

The last time I went to make the waveforms larger, it did it to ALL tracks vs. just the one I am working with. So, what is the answer here? ....................... I just want to change that ONE track!

Ideas?
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Old 02-19-2018, 04:29 AM   #2
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Normalization is just a gain change. It's literally the same as grabbing the volume knob and making an adjustment. So in that sense, there's nothing inherently evil in it . If you feel more comfortable working with normalized audio (and can comfortably proceed from there by adjusting the gain of the different elements down the line, to get a balanced mix), by all means do so!

That being said, personally, if I have takes that are very quiet, I usually just use the media item volume knob to raise the volume of those specific items, enough to comfortably see the waveform, and to bring those clips in the ballpark of the overall volume of other material in the project. Like so:



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Old 02-19-2018, 04:53 AM   #3
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Default Thank You & a Followup question ..... about volume

OK, now that I have made the waveforms large enough to work with them, is it best practice to bring the lower volume waveforms to be as loud as the bigger ones, or, is it better to bring the louder ones down to the volume of the ones that have a lower volume?
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Old 02-19-2018, 05:34 AM   #4
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If you keep them all at a level that leaves some nice headroom in the loudest ones in any case, it's certain that you're good to go . Don't sweat it.

And if you by any chance happen to have a plugin that reacts badly at the levels you are feeding it, for example, just bring the gain on those items down a bit. Chances are, if you keep stuff in ^ this ballpark, though, you won't be running into such trouble in the first place. Just concentrate on the mix, i.e. how you deal with the different elements down the line, and how you set their mix levels so that you get an end result you (and hopefully others) enjoy.
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Default Thanks ..........

I appreciate all your help!
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