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I did a trial run and found a setting which didn't clip much (if at all) and used that as the target 'volume'. It has to be more than 10 years since I used it (I'll explain why) so I don't have it to hand.Īs I remember it, I had a folder of some hundreds of MP3 files taken from 'various artists' CDs, some of which dated back to the early days of CDs. I can't quite recall the settings I used but I liked the concept. SD's are the media of choice for storage of the final product, as well as an old fashioned delivery method. As a program provider to radio stations in the UK and US, PlayIt Live has become a tool used to pre-produce these programs. This allows me to get a better feel for real time listening and the adjustment i make in the Ply It live Clocks. Then during my long commutes I play it back in my car. Often I adjust m y clocks and record PlayIt Live for 5 hours while I'm busy on other work. I've become fond of SD cards for recording 'canned' material.

At Home I use a Yamaha mixer with USB (ASIO) for Voice Production and when I have a need to do things the old fashioned way with a mixer. Utilising MP3 Gain post conversion resolved that issue,Īs a side note.

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(Stanton 500 series is no longer manufactured) It seems to me that old fashioned analogue mixing sounds different and that difference is very obvious when crossfading from a Digital recording to a A/D Track. Recently, I've been converting Record album tracks to MP3 using a Stanton Turntable(with USB out) and a Shure 44-7 Cartridge. In my original writing I was pointing to the need to for control over audio levels to maintain better segues. Perhaps these ideas will help you achieve consistent audio levels and great Segues with PlayIt Live. I suggest, if any processing with EQ or compression should happen post digital when being being played as audio, so all tracks are consistently processed at the same settings. I maintain that Original recording have the best fidelity but differ in amplitude. Whereas all the titles in a folder are processed to cut silence, Normalize to -1dB and Saved to a separate file that is added to PlayIt Live.īy doing so they feel they have a more consistent sound requiring less Post processing. Over the years I have known people who use Programs, such as Audacity, to create Chains. But if it is, use the idea above to reduce the overall amplitude of the “Hot” track. It's not likely that a louder track is actually peaking over -0- db. To compare, import another audio track that you find acceptable and compare the loudness of the two tracks. Then Normalise the entire track to -1 dB. The trick to this is to bring these individual peaks down to the overall average.

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Let me point out that most audio editing software sees the odd peak as the maximum amplitude of the track. If I hear or see a track is quiet, it's opened in an audio editor, such as Audacity, where the levels are Normalized to peak at -1db. My experience tells me that you must begin with consistant levels before adding tracks to PlayIt live. Yes, you could use a Compressor/Limiter to control this, but post processing will not change how PlayIt Live responds when in the Playout process. Quieter tracks lead to early transitions and seemingly makes some tracks seem overly loud. One of the problems with when playing MP3 or Wave Files from different sources is varying audio amplitude. PlayIt Live default settings for Track Fading and Silence analysis will provide consistant Segues IF the MP3 or Wave file is saved at it's optimum level.

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