On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 06:18:34PM -0400, Chaz Worm wrote: > I've been lurking on the list for awhile now. I'm fairly good on > computers but kind of new with linux. > > Here's my problem. I'm pretty sure it can be rectified with linux but I > don't know how. I recorded an small low-budget cd in a small local > studio a few years ago. Although I loved the end result, the cd itself > never had the loudness that a regular cd had. I would be playing it at > a reletively loud range and then change cd's and always, the other cd > would be nearly twice as loud. > How can I make these songs louder? might want to try JAMin. in particular the multiband compression and limiting. > On my old recordings there were done with a cheesy four-track, how can I > make there cleaner? > Some of my old recordings that have been copied over from old tapes are > too hot and therefore get a really annoying digital distortion. Can I distortion removal is a tricky science, but there are some fairly decent win32 options so maybe linux has someting too.. you might want to try isolating a resonant range where its particularly bad and EQing it out, or scour all the LADSPA and wave editors out there for clipped peak reduction stuff.. > clean those up too? > > Chaz
