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Post #70377

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drjimmy526
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.: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
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Date created
8-Oct-2004, 3:03 PM
Normalizing is a process which "standardizes" the volume level of a given audio file using peak levels. In other words, the loudest part of the track will be amplified to the highest level and the rest of the soundtrack will be adjusted accordingly. Personally I prefer a soundtrack normalized to something like 95%, which means I won't have to crank my TV set up to the point where I can hear it buzz to get the full dynamic range of the audio. How much normalization is actually applied depends on the volume levels at which the audio was originally captured - and it is important to find the right setting for this. If the analog-in is set too high, you will get breakup in the signal (normalizing can't help you then). Open up the soundtrack from any of the TR47 dvd to see some (albeit slight) examples of this.

If your audio recording levels aren't too loud to begin with, normalizing the .wav file will make the track as loud as possible without introducing any breakup. I'd recommend using 2-pass mode of Shibatch SSRC with BeSweet or a good wave editor to do this.