[ddots-l] Re: Need to fix volume changes in vocal track

  • From: "Kevin Gibbs" <kevjazz@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 16:38:28 -0500

Dave,
        No. An Equalizer, otherwise known as EQ, divides the audible
frequency spectrum into smaller increments.  Think of the tone controls on
your stereo, except that you have many more of them and they can be
individually set to cover various frequencies in various ways.  I'm sure
Phil will explain more and better.  But this is a start.  If you take a
vocal track and try some of the EQ presets in the Sonitas EQ, try the phone
one and you'll see what an EQ does really fast.
Kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Dave Carlson
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 4:35 PM
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Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Need to fix volume changes in vocal track


Phil,

Thanks for the additional help. I've never used the track equalizer. Is that

like a normalizer, across all tracks in the project?

Dave

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Muir" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 14:06
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Need to fix volume changes in vocal track


Phil wrote: There isn't an equivalent.

Phil replied: let me try to be a bit mor helpful.  You could achieve good
results in Sonar 7 by using the Track EQ and the Sonitus compressor in Sonar
7.  Or perhaps alternatively, the V64.



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-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Dave Carlson
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 9:36 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Need to fix volume changes in vocal track

Phil,

What's the nearest equivalent to VX channel Strips, in terms of simplicity
and access, in Sonar Producer 7?

Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Muir" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 12:26
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Need to fix volume changes in vocal track


It's in Sonar 8.5.



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-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Dave Carlson
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 7:44 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Need to fix volume changes in vocal track

Bryan,

Not sure I've ever seen the VX Strips plug-in. Is it Sonotus? I have Sonar
Producer V 7.

Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Smart" <bryansmart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 11:32
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Need to fix volume changes in vocal track


Good suggestion, except he should be using the VX channel strip, not the
multiband compressor. The multiband compressor is a great tool, but it has
way too many settings for someone that doesn't know what they're doing to
affectively use it. Most of the time, also, it is overkill to use it on
anything except imported stems, sub-mixes, and the master bus.

The VX already has a mountain of presets for all sorts of vocal styles.
Plus, the other things it does (like de-essing and EQ), will probably help
his vocal sound better, also.

If you have no idea how to mix good vocals from scratch, the VX is the tool
that you should use to automatically get as far along as possible.

Bryan

-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Dave Carlson
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 12:53 AM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Need to fix volume changes in vocal track

Kevin,

I agree that the compressor is likely going to help you the most. Just apply

the Sonotus multiband compressor to the output bus. Select from the various
presets and listen until you find one you like. I suggest setting a loop
that contains both a soft and loud passage, and keep repeating it while you
change the presets.

Dave
t----- Original Message ----- 

From: Kevin Gibbs <mailto:kevjazz@xxxxxxxxx>
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 16:47
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Need to fix volume changes in vocal track

I don't know how to automate it.  I thought I had some automation that  I
could remove. but I can't find any in the event list. There's no way I can
find the exact place where the voice volume decreases and create the kind of
automation event that would directly compensate for that. I tried
Normalizing without luck.  Wouldn't know how to use a compressor for

this.
Advice?
Kevin


-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of D!J!X!
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 6:43 PM
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Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Need to fix volume changes in vocal track


Automation or compression?

D!J!X!


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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Kevin Gibbs
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 6:09 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Need to fix volume changes in vocal track


You don't understand.  The volume is not consistent through the track.  I
have different volume levels through the track and I need the volume of this

vocal to stay the same.  Moving the gain is not the way to go. Kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of neville
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 4:52 PM
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Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Need to fix volume changes in vocal track



Use the gain feature in sonar I use it all the time and its very useful.





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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Kevin Gibbs
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 4:17 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Need to fix volume changes in vocal track



Guys,

    I have a comp vocal track that I made from two other tracks.  I did it
by choosing one track and moving the slices I needed from the other to that
track.  Then I bounced the finished track to a new track.  I notice that
there are some volume irregularities where the volume pulls back.  I don't
see any automation that I can strip out.  I tried normalizing the comp track

and didn't notice any change.  What can I do in Sonar, I don't own Sound
Forge, to make the volume of this track uniform throughout?

Kevin

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