You could turn the master volume of the associated instrument down to give you similar headroom. I wouldn't try anything that changes velocities as this is likely to change the tonal properties of the instrument being triggered by the MIDI.
Thanks for this video. Is there a similar method that automatically adjusts the gain so that the RMS of a track can be adjusted to a set dB level, say -18? Auto gain staging is probably what I'm wanting to achieve.
I would imagine any such process would result in audio noticeably changing level. Normalising does exactly this but not automatically; you need to apply it as an offline process and advisably over a complete region to avoid any changes in levels mid mix. Some normalisers offer the option to normalise RMS rather than peak level, but the outcome tends to be more drastic. The normaliser on Sound Forge offers this option. I prefer to use compression for automatic gain control; it pushes down the peak levels above a set threshold by a set ratio, so it is subtle, consistent and you don't hear the evolving adjustment of gain. It's on my list to deliver a video about this for my students. Hope that helps.
Not 100% sure what you are asking. Normalizing does not move anything on the timeline; but will change your waveforms in line with the change in level. You will physically see a change in the GUI.
@@SoundAdviceWales it shifted the entire clip slightly so that it was out of sync with the rest of the piece. I tried it 2 or 3 times with the same result. Not sure what is going on. I'm not an expert.
Yeah, but you don't lose lower-volume nuances with adjusting the slider; when you normalize, you aren't only bringing down the too-loud notes, but also bringing *up* the volume of those little accidental notes that were meant to give feeling to the song. This is one of the problems with modern music is that all producers normalize and compress the heck out of everything so everything is at the same volume and then ends up sounding mechanical, rather than played by humans.
I agree. Modern music is generally over-cooked in terms of dynamic processing; too much compression and limiting can reduce the dynamic range by so much there is simply no soul left. Normalising is equivalent to turning level up or down; the waveform is adjusted in proportion with no degradation if done properly; so, thankfully you can go ahead and use normalising without worrying about reduced dynamic range. Watch out for average peak normalising as this will have a much more drastic outcome.
Try it! Technically yes, but it used to leave some out and then I'd get annoyed, so I ended up doing each individually to make sure. I'm afraid I'm a bit stuck in my ways now.
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is there a procedure to act on the waveform of midi clip without transforming to an audio clip?
You could turn the master volume of the associated instrument down to give you similar headroom. I wouldn't try anything that changes velocities as this is likely to change the tonal properties of the instrument being triggered by the MIDI.
Thanks for this video. Is there a similar method that automatically adjusts the gain so that the RMS of a track can be adjusted to a set dB level, say -18? Auto gain staging is probably what I'm wanting to achieve.
I would imagine any such process would result in audio noticeably changing level. Normalising does exactly this but not automatically; you need to apply it as an offline process and advisably over a complete region to avoid any changes in levels mid mix. Some normalisers offer the option to normalise RMS rather than peak level, but the outcome tends to be more drastic. The normaliser on Sound Forge offers this option. I prefer to use compression for automatic gain control; it pushes down the peak levels above a set threshold by a set ratio, so it is subtle, consistent and you don't hear the evolving adjustment of gain. It's on my list to deliver a video about this for my students. Hope that helps.
@@SoundAdviceWales thanks for your quick response. Very useful info.
Why does it move my clips within a track? I'm only asking it to adjust the levels!
Not 100% sure what you are asking. Normalizing does not move anything on the timeline; but will change your waveforms in line with the change in level. You will physically see a change in the GUI.
@@SoundAdviceWales it shifted the entire clip slightly so that it was out of sync with the rest of the piece. I tried it 2 or 3 times with the same result. Not sure what is going on. I'm not an expert.
@@iangevaux4338 I can't help you with that one I'm afraid; it's not something I have experienced. Thankfully there is an 'undo' function. Good luck!
Yeah, but you don't lose lower-volume nuances with adjusting the slider; when you normalize, you aren't only bringing down the too-loud notes, but also bringing *up* the volume of those little accidental notes that were meant to give feeling to the song. This is one of the problems with modern music is that all producers normalize and compress the heck out of everything so everything is at the same volume and then ends up sounding mechanical, rather than played by humans.
I agree. Modern music is generally over-cooked in terms of dynamic processing; too much compression and limiting can reduce the dynamic range by so much there is simply no soul left. Normalising is equivalent to turning level up or down; the waveform is adjusted in proportion with no degradation if done properly; so, thankfully you can go ahead and use normalising without worrying about reduced dynamic range. Watch out for average peak normalising as this will have a much more drastic outcome.
Can’t I just select all and then normalize them all at the same time?
Try it! Technically yes, but it used to leave some out and then I'd get annoyed, so I ended up doing each individually to make sure. I'm afraid I'm a bit stuck in my ways now.