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Post by Dice Cut Tomatoes on Jan 18, 2017 19:27:45 GMT -8
Hello!
Just a quick question about whether other VA's usually "normalize" their auditions? I have searched the internet many times and usually conclude that people often do a normalization to -0.1dB on their audition submissions. But I'm feeling uncertain about it and couldn't find anything on that topic here yet. Thank you!
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Post by Lady Stardust ★ on Jan 18, 2017 20:36:17 GMT -8
I normalize to -3db by default, which seems to be pretty standard---this is actually the first time I'm hearing about the -0.1 specifically. Normalization isn't required, but it helps the listener not have to crank the volume way up for a submission that's too quiet, or have a loud submission blasting in their ears.
The thing you also want to make sure of is that you're setting your input volume (or if you're using a preamp, the gain knob) correctly for what you're recording. It's always better to err on the side of being a little quieter, because if your audio peaks, you'll have to redo it (normalizing will "fix" the appearance of the waveform so it doesn't look like it's peaking, but the distorted sound will still be there). You just don't want it *too* quiet because then when you go to normalize it, the background noise can be really audible. I record, then do my noise reduction, *then* normalize.
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Post by Dice Cut Tomatoes on Jan 20, 2017 4:49:56 GMT -8
Awesome! I'll try using -3db in that case. Record, noise reduction, normalize - got it. Thank you!
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Post by duffyweber on Jan 28, 2017 6:56:23 GMT -8
For me it's always been -3dB. I have a suspicion that the -0.1 people are ones that haven't so much normalized, as they have cranked the volume to just the point where it doesn't peak. Or the audio software has done it for them. (Yes, that's technically still "normalizing" but...) and moreover the 0.1 people have probably peaked and then cranked it DOWN, thinking it'll eliminate the distortion. Or, if it has only peaked by 0.2 or so, it may not have any appreciable distortion.
Auditions that are too quiet are bad, but I tend to err in that direction as opposed to blasting out someone's eardrums. XD
Also, if you're using any kind of EQ or compression, do that before the normalization, as well.
Cheers!
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Post by Dice Cut Tomatoes on Feb 4, 2017 23:51:40 GMT -8
I've been using -3dB lately and it sounds good! Thanks again. =)
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