I just stumbled across a great article on the "louder is better" theme. It uses a great example, with analysis and comparisons. http://www.prorec.com/prorec/articles.nsf/articles/8A133F52D0FD71AB86256C2E005DAF1C It may be helpful to include some of this in the Jamin docs also. Dan On Mon, 2004-04-12 at 06:16, R Parker wrote: > Hi, > > Maybe some folks on this list have insites into the > following conversation between Steve and myself. I > need all the help I can get. The last three paragraphs > are a topic for which I am woefully ignorant. > > > --- Steve Harris <S.W.Harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Sun, Apr 11, 2004 at 10:04:43 -0700, R Parker > > > wrote: > > > > Not sure but I probably mentioned something > > about > > > this > > > > several months ago. Steve, do you have a soft > > clip > > > > LADSPA plug? If yes, I think it should be a > > > candidate > > > > for adding to the output stage of JAMin. > > > > > > There are some soft clip LADSPA plugins, but I > > dont > > > think any of them are > > > better than JAMin's "boost". > > > The thing is my client has requested a %20 increase > > in > > volume across the entire album. The first question > > is > > does he know what he's asking for. Well, he probably > > has a fair enough idea. He has compared the old > > master > > with stylistically similar million dollar masters > > and > > concluded the percentage to increase. > > > > If anyone here has tricks for achieving gain, I need > > to hear about them. My bag ain't got alot in it. I > > basically cut dominant frequency either with > > compression or equalization and with the leveled off > > floor, achieve gain possible; input, compressor > > makeup, limiter input, boost and output. Of course > > then it's just a matter of tweaking ratios, > > thresholds, etc. > > > > The trade off in general is less dynamics and more > > distortion with several deciables of increased > > volume. > > I love the work but this job is like a No Rules Cage > > Match. I might eventually win the title but it's a > > good thing I brought lunch and a first aid kit. > > > > > I've heard that you can ignore peaks that only go > > > over 0dB for less than a > > > millisecond, but I've not experimented with it. > > > > If that's the case, then I might have this job in > > the > > bag. I'm watching overloads at the input channels of > > my mixer flicker on and off. I've been trying very > > hard to have absolutely zero overload indications. > > > > Any idea how to test this potential point of > > flexibility or how to push this limit? What am I > > watching for and how do I watch for it? This seems > > like a very interesting area of study. I've gotta do > > a > > dirt knap and then maybe google about or something. > > > > ron > > > > > - Steve > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th > > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux > > Tutorials > > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, > > President and CEO of > > GenToo technologies. Learn everything from > > fundamentals to system > > > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > Jamin-devel mailing list > > Jamin-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jamin-devel > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html
