DAN
> > In the case of nature sounds, we want natural perspective. It doesn't
>> make any sense to turn up quiet ambience recordings. They're supposed
>> to be quiet. You wouldn't turn up the quiet movement of a symphony so
> > it peaked to the same level as the finale!
JOHN
>Well, it depends on what your goals are. If you want to provide
>beautiful ambient recordings for a complete nature feeling, then you
>are probably correct. If you are trying to provide the listener with
>examples of bird vocalizations for study and reference, I feel you
>need to present a project that one can listen to without constantly
>turning the volume up and down. Anyhow, that is my limited view on
>things!
Of course, if you're presenting a series of species clips, you want
to balance them to the same loudness. Normalizing (with some
headroom) would give you a starting point for that, then ears to
finish.
-Dan Dugan
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