Auto Gain or Something Like It

djmjd · Post by **djmjd** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:08 am

I enjoyed having the auto-gain option in Traktor, is there anything simiar in Live?

Meef Chaloin · Post by **Meef Chaloin** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:25 pm

use a compressor?

zekrab · Post by **zekrab** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:42 pm

Compressor II will do the job

djmjd · Post by **djmjd** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 12:55 am

Right right.. sorry about the newbie question, thansk for going easy on me

dphouse84 · Post by **dphouse84** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:47 pm

zekrab wrote:Compressor II will do the job

how do you set this up;
is this similar to using a limiter?

thanks ahead of time.

Superchibisan · Post by **Superchibisan** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:15 pm

like um. auto gain is called level matching. you should have this skill already as a dj.

simple adjust the gain slider of the clip so its peaks match the peaks of the other song?

dphouse84 · Post by **dphouse84** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:33 pm

touche'
guess I didn't learn anything new here.

laird · Post by **laird** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:02 pm

dphouse84 wrote:
zekrab wrote:Compressor II will do the job
how do you set this up;
is this similar to using a limiter?

thanks ahead of time.

yes... CompressorII is a limiter, if you set the ratio high enough.

Anyhow, click on the button labeled "makeup gain" if you dont like using your ears.

laird · Post by **laird** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:03 pm

although I wouldn't recommend using a limiter or a compressor in an instance where you just need to boost the volume.

if you need to boost the 'loudness' of a track, then go for it.

dphouse84 · Post by **dphouse84** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:20 pm

thanks for the advice, gave it a try, and IMHO it just doesn't sound as good as just using your ears like when dj'ing with decks. It seemed to make things sound flat
besides, I already use Reaktor on my master to polish/tweak the sound.

laird · Post by **laird** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:53 pm

good.

CompressorII shouldn't sound as good. Compressing songs (or samples) that have already been mastered is not a good thing.

Might as well airbrush a nice painting, you aren't likely to improve it.

Compressors... "compress" dynamics afterall

, which means they make everything sound flatter and more average. For vocals, this can be very very useful, but for a drum track... well, its dynamics that make drums "pop" and "thump", take away the dynamics and a drum track is just mud.

dphouse84 · Post by **dphouse84** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:11 pm

thanks for concurring with what i was hearing.