Why are samples quieter in the browser?

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TBonezzz
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Why are samples quieter in the browser?

Post by TBonezzz » Wed Jun 05, 2013 1:59 am

I have all volumes set at 0db - browser preview, clips, arrangement tracks, master, etc., but my samples are much quieter in the browser. They get louder(go to normal volume, that is) once they're drug into session or arrangement view.

Why is this? :?

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Re: Why are samples quieter in the browser?

Post by eddiex » Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:12 am

turn your cue level up homey!! (on your master track, that blue dial with the headphones)
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Re: Why are samples quieter in the browser?

Post by TBonezzz » Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:46 am

eddiex wrote:turn your cue level up homey!! (on your master track, that blue dial with the headphones)
Won't that distort the sound?

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Re: Why are samples quieter in the browser?

Post by eddiex » Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:42 am

nah, i just bring mine up in the mix, like it's just another track. (i'm not cranking all of my tracks out at 0db though) you're just previewing a sample anyways....it's not a big deal if you do distort a bit. your monitors/headphones/ears might not like it...but that level isn't critical.
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Re: Why are samples quieter in the browser?

Post by eddiex » Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:58 am

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just so we're straight, im talking about turning up the blue macro in the bottom right corner of this pic. under "cue"
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Re: Why are samples quieter in the browser?

Post by Logic8807 » Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:25 pm

Previewed samples also don't travel through the same effect/EQ routing. I'm pretty sure they are raw but I may be mistaken.
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Re: Why are samples quieter in the browser?

Post by TBonezzz » Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:24 pm

eddiex wrote:nah, i just bring mine up in the mix, like it's just another track. (i'm not cranking all of my tracks out at 0db though) you're just previewing a sample anyways....it's not a big deal if you do distort a bit. your monitors/headphones/ears might not like it...but that level isn't critical.
Okie dokie. I'll have to crank up that volume then. 8)
Logic8807 wrote:Previewed samples also don't travel through the same effect/EQ routing. I'm pretty sure they are raw but I may be mistaken.
Yup. I'm talking about raw sample in the browser vs. raw sample in Live. The browser volume is lower. Idk why.

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