So fun searching for the simplest of Audio functions.....

[bayswater]

Sometimes, that ol' pop up fader isn't nearly enough

+80 db is not enough? Are these people using mics or just shouting at the hard drive?

[HCMarkus]

Sometimes, that ol' pop up fader isn't nearly enough

+80 db is not enough? Are these people using mics or just shouting at the hard drive?

The fader only gives 16dB gain max.

[stubbsonic]

Are these people using mics or just shouting at the hard drive?

First of all, that's hilarious. And yes, sometimes there are tracks with pitifully low levels (from clients or other sources, obviously).

I didn't know if that gain option would cause clipping-- if the sample's level exceeds zero.

My use of normalizing is always related to exporting soundbites as samples, tracks, mixes, MP3s, archives, etc.

[bayswater]

Sometimes, that ol' pop up fader isn't nearly enough

+80 db is not enough? Are these people using mics or just shouting at the hard drive?

The fader only gives 16dB gain max.

I was looking at the text from the manual you posted above.

[HCMarkus]

+80 db is not enough? Are these people using mics or just shouting at the hard drive?

The fader only gives 16dB gain max.

I was looking at the text from the manual you posted above.

It is wrong. Just used the fader yesterday, confirmed +16 is all you getunless you merge and re-applyt. Sorry for inspiring confusion.

[bayswater]

I didn't know if that gain option would cause clipping-- if the sample's level exceeds zero.

One reason why I got in the habit of doing this in DSP-Q. It has the Normalize To command which, technically I suppose, is not a Normalize function, but is at least a gain that avoids the possibility of clipping.

[Phil O]

if you click the Bite Gain Amount (shown + or - dB) in the lower left corner of each soundbite (shorter bites might require you to zoom in to reveal this number) you get a little fader you can drag up or down.

Well there's another thing I was totally oblivious to. I've used Bite Gain but I've always selected it from the Audio Menu. Now I have another time saver. Thanks HC.

Your friendly neighborhood Phil

[waterstrum]

I add my thanks for the little fader tip.
That will be a big time saver for me.
Much appreciated!