Hi rob,
I've been pondering your statement but still having difficulty
understanding the difference between "normalizing" and "increasing
the gain" as you explained. I was thinking normalizing meant
increasing the gain to a determined level below 0. Could you (or
someone else) explain the difference a little further?
Much appreciated,
John Hartog
> I rarely use the "normalize" function. I tame the transient peaks
> with volume automation and wave form editing and then increase the
> gain at the same time I apply EQ to obtain a fully saturated 24 bit
> submaster. This seems to help preserve more "body" or overall tonal
> balance and more spatial clues where normalizing (especially with
low
> saturated recordings) tends to make the transients harsher while
> suppressing the lower mid range. How else could we be sensing that
> one of the animals is coming from "behind" were it not for cues
from
> reflections? To get a twig click or sniff recorded at 2am a remote
> woodland to be heard and play "naturally" in a living room with
> 35-40dB ambient background sound is, er,.. well,.. fun! Rob D.
>
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