Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Re: Mastering app
From: Steve Harris (S.W.Harris_AT_ecs.soton.ac.uk)
Date: Wed Apr 09 2003 - 13:26:31 EEST
Its not wuiate that simple, for mastering (not just trying to fill your
dynamic range) you need to take account of perceived volume, not just
amplitude.
This can be done with a A-weight filter and (RMS?) envelope follower.
- Steve
On Tue, Apr 08, 2003 at 10:49:00 -0400, Felipe Sologuren wrote:
> Hello:
> I'm coming from win to linux, and I'm very interested about your
> comments.
> Now, Cd Architect, isn't a plugin; now it have issues like insert plugin
> in master fader, normalization of regions with a switch, effects for each
> region, two (stereo) channels for mix,... for me is the best what I saw for
> making audio cds.
> The problem of to do JAM after master of mix is the normalization: what
> happens with compression? the best form is with a normalized mix not?
> Using L1-ultramaximizer from Waves I have that problem with Vegas, and
> changing one instrument in the mix can change the maximum value.
> I consider a nascent one in masterization (english too), but I have
> something of experience. Regrettably, I'm not a programmer.
> I have not proven Ardour, but I guess that Sonic Foundry products do
> audio regions which contains peak value (relative to maximum), thus
> normalization switch sums to that region this volume value before mixing.
>
> Felipe
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Knecht" <mknecht_AT_controlnet.com>
> To: <linux-audio-user_AT_music.columbia.edu>; "Patrick Shirkey"
> <pshirkey_AT_boosthardware.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 10:43 AM
> Subject: RE: [linux-audio-user] Re: Mastering app
>
>
> > > Is there anyone else who wants to work on this?
> >
> > Steve,
> > I'm still very willing to do comparisons between what Pressgang (now
> > JAM?) and other tools like those from Waves sound like.
> >
> > Is anyone working on the other half of this Mastering equation? The
> other
> > tool I cannot find in Linux is something like "CD Architect" from Sonic
> > Foundry. This tools lets you take multiple finished tracks and arrange how
> > you want them on the CD. It allows you to do fades between tracks, time
> the
> > spacing between tracks, add track names that show up on your CD player
> LCD,
> > etc.
> >
> > If there's a good GUI programmer out there that wants to get technical
> > with how CDs get made, this would be a wonderful area to make a
> > contribution.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Mark
> >
> >
>
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