Yeah, music is rough for multitrack. Honestly, the most tracks I've had to work with at once has been 23 and that was for an audio drama.
You did alright Geo. Looking at what you send me, I'd only do a few things:
First, you overdrove your mic. Big no-no. It's better to record low, giving yourself plenty of margin, than to risk peaking. Remember, you can always raise the volume.
Second, my volume is pretty low compared to you and Ryan. The average peak for you guys is about -4 versus -12 for me. Before you mix down, you should try to get them about equal. Using the hard limiter (process) effect will let you boost the over volume of a track without letting it peak. I'd recommend setting the limiter to -0.1dB.
Finally the overall volume of the final mixdown peaks at about -4dB. To fix this, either use the hard limiter process to bring both track up to the same volume or (and this is the easier way) put an instance of the hard limiter effect in the effects rack of the master bus, setting the limiter to -0.1 and adjusting the gain until you are almost riding the limiter. Mind you, Almost. In other words, average conversation should keep the meter at about -2 to -3 dB.
By the by, if you want to make you sound more "awesome radio voice-y", it wouldn't hurt to run the multiband compressor with the "Enhance Lows" preset.
I just borrowed ballgowns from the costume shop for my trip to England this summer. One of them is this super slinky silver halter that's both really low cut and very fitted. I am in love with this dress. I might have to offer to buy it from the shop because seriously, it's never been worn before and I don't think I want to give it up. EVER.
Let me put it this way: I haven't slept at all in the past 36+ hours, and all I could think on my way home was "SLINKY DRESS SLINKY DRESS SLINKY DRESS!!!!!"
Because we just found an account with a ton of refund money in it, my dad is putting a down-payment on a new car within the next month, which means I'M GETTING HIS OLD HONDA ACCORD. So I'll probably actually have a car as of this summer!
I also might have figured out what was making my laptop have critical hardware failures and not work. So I might not have to replace my entire laptop after all.
Been doing a comic for 6 months now! Anniversary! Really, I'm surprised I stayed committed so long to making comics. I tried and flaked at lot in the past, but now I have a clear goal and discipline. Making comics got me through some rough times. So a booyah to me!
Just booked a trip for the girlfriend and myself in October. Going to be our first real vacations without our families, and her first trip east of the Rockies. It's going to be great!
Forgot to mention this yesterday, but I got a call yesterday from CVS (where I had an interview a month and a half ago) that I got the job I applied for (Stockboy) and that I begin in three weeks from yesterday.
I'm the happiest I've been in quite some time! YAY!
Gave my final presentation today in my Black Holes class, on the subject of humanity as a galactic civilization, dressed (and in character) as The Doctor. The professor was a huge Doctor Who fan, and couldn't stop laughing throughout the presentation. He took me aside afterwards and told me that the paper on the subject I'd turned in beforehand was "fantastic... almost poetic." Then, upon posting a photo of me in costume, several female nerdy friends comment immediately with variants of "This is amazing!"
So yeah, good day. Gives me something to hold onto heading into finals!
I'm no longer on academic probation as of today, which means I no longer have a hold on my college account and was able to sign up for classes and didn't get charged a late fee for my laptop. Thank Science.
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You did alright Geo. Looking at what you send me, I'd only do a few things:
First, you overdrove your mic. Big no-no. It's better to record low, giving yourself plenty of margin, than to risk peaking. Remember, you can always raise the volume.
Second, my volume is pretty low compared to you and Ryan. The average peak for you guys is about -4 versus -12 for me. Before you mix down, you should try to get them about equal. Using the hard limiter (process) effect will let you boost the over volume of a track without letting it peak. I'd recommend setting the limiter to -0.1dB.
Finally the overall volume of the final mixdown peaks at about -4dB. To fix this, either use the hard limiter process to bring both track up to the same volume or (and this is the easier way) put an instance of the hard limiter effect in the effects rack of the master bus, setting the limiter to -0.1 and adjusting the gain until you are almost riding the limiter. Mind you, Almost. In other words, average conversation should keep the meter at about -2 to -3 dB.
By the by, if you want to make you sound more "awesome radio voice-y", it wouldn't hurt to run the multiband compressor with the "Enhance Lows" preset.
Also, danke for the advice, Victor. I'll be sure to make those changes readily.
One of them is this super slinky silver halter that's both really low cut and very fitted. I am in love with this dress. I might have to offer to buy it from the shop because seriously, it's never been worn before and I don't think I want to give it up. EVER.
Let me put it this way: I haven't slept at all in the past 36+ hours, and all I could think on my way home was "SLINKY DRESS SLINKY DRESS SLINKY DRESS!!!!!"
I also might have figured out what was making my laptop have critical hardware failures and not work. So I might not have to replace my entire laptop after all.
There were originally a pair of earrings we saw at a booth at PAX East. I bought them and Lyddi made them into necklaces instead for the both of us.
I'm the happiest I've been in quite some time! YAY!
Nah it's the RPG. All my friends want to play.
So yeah, good day. Gives me something to hold onto heading into finals!