no compression to compression---easy volume fix? at DVinfo.net
DV Info Net

Go Back   DV Info Net > Windows / PC Post Production Solutions > What Happens in Vegas...

What Happens in Vegas...
...stays in Vegas! This PC-based editing app is a safe bet with these tips.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old September 3rd, 2007, 08:32 AM   #1
Slash Rules!
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 5,472
no compression to compression---easy volume fix?

So here's the deal: working on a short film, I compressed (track compressor) some of the audio with a 2:1 compression, but not all. That which I didn't compress was shot outdoors, and I decided to leave the compression off 'cause it seemed to bring up the wind noise/ambient noise. It's EQ'd, and I rode the audio throughout the movie with volume envelopes. However, watching the movie on regular TVs, I notice it becomes distinctly less punchy, and to my ear, harder to discern dialogue, once you go from the compressed portions to the uncompressed.

I did the compression at a track level, so all I have to do to compress the now uncompressed audio is add the track compressor plugin and set it to 2:1. However, this changes the volume levels. I'd like the peak levels to stay where I put 'em, and just have the low stuff brought up. Is there a simple way to compensate for the change, or do I have to go back and redo the envelopes for that whole portion?
Josh Bass is offline   Reply With Quote
Old September 3rd, 2007, 09:51 AM   #2
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Stockton, UT
Posts: 5,648
You could use expansion instead/after a compressor, but with lots of volume envelopes, it's guaranteed to sound fairly processed/false.
Were it me, I'd remove all the envelopes, set up each set of tracks to busses of related information, and put a static compressor on the bus, set to whatever you need it to be. Then individually use volume and/or compression on the track. Compression generally shouldn't be automated, although of course it can be depending on the compressor.
Then use small volume changes to build the intensity or lack of it, on the remaining sections.
__________________
Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot
Author, producer, composer
Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
http://www.vasst.com
Douglas Spotted Eagle is offline   Reply
Reply

DV Info Net refers all where-to-buy and where-to-rent questions exclusively to these trusted full line dealers and rental houses...

B&H Photo Video
(866) 521-7381
New York, NY USA

Scan Computers Int. Ltd.
+44 0871-472-4747
Bolton, Lancashire UK


DV Info Net also encourages you to support local businesses and buy from an authorized dealer in your neighborhood.
  You are here: DV Info Net > Windows / PC Post Production Solutions > What Happens in Vegas...

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

 



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:17 AM.


DV Info Net -- Real Names, Real People, Real Info!
1998-2024 The Digital Video Information Network