How to boost my audio WAAAAAY up? at DVinfo.net

Dylan Couper · April 27th, 2009, 03:17 PM

Here's what I screwed up... Was flying in a small twin engine float plane, and turned the audio levels down to almost zero so I could get some clean sound.

Plane landed. I got out, shot a quick interview. Oh, did I remember to turn the audio up? No, of course not.

On the timeline, if I move the Vol. to +12db and put a volume enveloppe in set on max... and turn my speakers to 11... I can hear it. Is there any way I can boost the volume even more (speakers on 8, I can't hear it anymore). Should I just render the clip out, bring it back in, and boost the audio again, or is there a way I can bring it up even more? Quality isn't critical, neither is the interview, but I would like to have it if I can save it.

Thanks!

Seth Bloombaum · April 27th, 2009, 03:48 PM

This is when you'd use Normalize, which (in Vegas) will set your overall clip volume so that the loudest peak will be at a preset number, I think the default pref is -0.1db.

Right click on the audio clip, pull down to Switches | Normalize. Done.

To quickly set this switch on multiple clips, copy the Normalized clip, select all the clips you want Normalized, right-click on one of them, and select Paste Event Attributes.

And then there are scripts...

Dylan Couper · April 27th, 2009, 05:15 PM

Perfect, thanks Seth!

Don Bloom · April 27th, 2009, 07:09 PM

for the future, if this should everhappen again, you can split the track and use the Volume FX or Amplitude modulation FX, you can use a volume envelope, you can use a bus and raise the level or place the offending clip on a seperate track and use the level adjusment in the header or any combination of these.

Edward Troxel · April 28th, 2009, 07:20 AM

In this case, I agree Normalize would be the option to use. The bad news is that ALL sound will be increased by the specified amount - including the underlying noise level.

Stan Harkleroad · April 28th, 2009, 07:23 AM

Other option would be to open the the audio in an external editor an use normalize or other methods and run some noise removal if amplifying adds considerable noise.

April 27th, 2009, 03:17 PM	#1
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	How to boost my audio WAAAAAY up? Here's what I screwed up... Was flying in a small twin engine float plane, and turned the audio levels down to almost zero so I could get some clean sound. Plane landed. I got out, shot a quick interview. Oh, did I remember to turn the audio up? No, of course not. On the timeline, if I move the Vol. to +12db and put a volume enveloppe in set on max... and turn my speakers to 11... I can hear it. Is there any way I can boost the volume even more (speakers on 8, I can't hear it anymore). Should I just render the clip out, bring it back in, and boost the audio again, or is there a way I can bring it up even more? Quality isn't critical, neither is the interview, but I would like to have it if I can save it. Thanks! __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

April 27th, 2009, 03:48 PM	#2
Seth Bloombaum Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,420	This is when you'd use Normalize, which (in Vegas) will set your overall clip volume so that the loudest peak will be at a preset number, I think the default pref is -0.1db. Right click on the audio clip, pull down to Switches \| Normalize. Done. To quickly set this switch on multiple clips, copy the Normalized clip, select all the clips you want Normalized, right-click on one of them, and select Paste Event Attributes. And then there are scripts... __________________ 30 years of pro media production. Vegas user since 1.0. Webcaster since 1997. Freelancer since 2000. College instructor since 2001.

April 27th, 2009, 05:15 PM	#3
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Perfect, thanks Seth! __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

April 27th, 2009, 07:09 PM	#4
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	for the future, if this should everhappen again, you can split the track and use the Volume FX or Amplitude modulation FX, you can use a volume envelope, you can use a bus and raise the level or place the offending clip on a seperate track and use the level adjusment in the header or any combination of these. __________________ What do I know? I'm just a video-O-grafer. Don

April 28th, 2009, 07:20 AM	#5
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	In this case, I agree Normalize would be the option to use. The bad news is that ALL sound will be increased by the specified amount - including the underlying noise level. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

April 28th, 2009, 07:23 AM	#6
Stan Harkleroad Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Gautier, MS Posts: 175	Other option would be to open the the audio in an external editor an use normalize or other methods and run some noise removal if amplifying adds considerable noise.