Normalize audio files

is there a way to automatically normalize audio files when making compilation cd's with itunes? i would prefer to use itunes as my default burning program but i miss the normalize option found in the nero and roxio software. any help would be appreciated. thx

try heading into your "Advanced-Burning" preferences subtab and checking the "Use sound check" box in there. (this is a different control than the sound check that you can find in the Playback tab.)

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Normalizing audio files with itunes

is there a way to automatically normalize audio files when making compilation cd's with itunes? i would prefer to use itunes as my default burning program but i miss the normalize option found in the nero and roxio software. any help would be appreciated. thx

As Office is not an Apple product, I strongly recommend asking in the Microsoft Office:Mac forums here:
Office for Mac
Everyone there is a Mac user AND an Office user, something you can't say about Apple's forums. You will get the fastest help there and I think you will find the contributors more than helpful.

Import audio files and assign to slides during import

There must be a way if Articulate '09 can do this.....
I have exported 42 audio files into mp3 format using the Advanced Audio Management Panel in Captivate 6. I ran these through a tool to normalize the volumes (MP3gain).
I now want to go back to the original file, delete the old audio, and import and assign the new files to each slide without having to drag each one from the library to the individual slides.
How can I do this? (The Audio Management Panel would seem like the most likely way, but I only see an export, no import function.
Thanks in Advance.

Hi there
Captivate 3 was certainly Adobe. But Captivate 3 is about as similar to Captivate 7 or 8 as a 2000 model vehicle is to a 2007. Things change. Captivate radically changed. Version 5 changed the playing field dramatically because Adobe re-wrote the application and the entire interface changed.
Cheers... Rick

Batch AC3 encoding from MP2 or MPA audio files

Hello all!
I've been using bbDemux and mpgtx Demuxer to demultiplex my MPG-2 files captured with Telestream.
The result is an .m2v file (video stream) and an .mpa (audio stream from bbDemux) or .mp2 (audio stream from mpgtx).
When I put the .mpa or .mp2 files into Compressor 2 and try to convert them to .ac3 with the "Dolby 2.0" preset, I get an .ac3 file that contains no audio.
(I am checking to see whether or not it has audio by dragging it to an audio channel in DVDSP4).
In the past, before Compressor 2 came out, I would convert these .mpa or .mp2 files to .aif with Cleaner before converting to .ac3 with A-Pack.
Does anyone here know why Compressor 2 can't convert the MPEG-audio files to .ac3? It would save me a lot of valuable time to be able to do this!
Thanks in advance for any help or advice --
Jerome Silverman
Dual 1.25GHz G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

i set compressor to no compression and complete main. is there something i'm missing.
Try adjusting the Dialog Normalization setting to -31.
Setting it to -31 effectively negates the feature and maintains your previous audio level.
And, yes, volume getting reduced is a normal thing when compressing .ac3 (so long as Dialog Normalization is on).

Does iTunes normalize audio when converting to AAC?

Most of my mp3s are not normalized. I want to normalize these tracks before converting them to AAC. Does iTunes normalize audio when converting to AAC? Or do i need to normalize my mp3s first, then convert them to AAC? Thanks!

What exactly do you mean by "normalize"? Do you mean leveling the volume?
iTunes uses the soundcheck feature to do this. It doesn't automatically happen when you convert a song to a different file type.
Apply it in iTunes using the edit/preferences/playback menu (Windows).
Turn it on on the iPod using the settings/soundcheck/on menu.
After applying it in iTunes, sync your iPod to reflect the changes made.
There are 3rd party programs that do this more effectively (at least in my opinion).
For Windows there is mp3Gain/aacGain.

Glitches, clicks, and pops when exporting all tracks as audio files

It's getting to crunch time, and Logic 9 has been giving me a very hard time. It's now time to export my edited tracks as mono audio files to send to a mixing engineer. I thought mono files would be a button press away. Not so.
*Background on Project*:
– Started in Logic 8, and was continued in Logic 9
– Contains only audio that was recorded using Logic
– Has take folders with Quick Swipe Comps
– Has flexed regions
– Has take folders with flexed regions in them
– Has been manually beat mapped
Steps:
1) Set each fader, on every track, to unity gain and centre panning.
2) File > Export > All Tracks as Audio Files
3) Select AIFF, 24-bit, bypass effect plug-ins, and include volume/pan automation, normalize off.
*Expected Outcome*:
I expect mono/stereo files of all of my unprocessed tracks, bounced in place with fades, flexing, and quick swipe comps applied.
*Actual Outcome*:
I get mono/stereo files with clicks, pops, and scrambled sections scattered throughout the files, within fades, and at quick swipe comping boundaries. Retrying the export may result in clicks, pops, and scrambled sections in different places.
Workaround:
While the glitching in fades and at comp boundaries seems to happen in offline bounces, it rarely happens when playing the song in realtime. Unfortunately, there's no realtime option when you "export all tracks as audio files." *My workaround is to export the tracks one at a time by bouncing the project in realtime with the desired track soloed*.
This is excruciatingly slow. To speed things up, I've taken to soloing six tracks at a time, assigning all of them to the surround output, and panning each track exclusively to a different surround channel. This way, I can do a split file surround bounce and get six mono files, each with the contents of a different track. If your audio interface does not support 6 outputs, then you'll need to download SoundFlower and use their virtual 16 channel output.

In addition to the flex algorithms being disappointingly substandard in overall tc quality, flex tracks glitch constantly--especially if there are tempo changes or crossfades. You may be able to freeze them first and then export. AlternAtively, you could try tmelocking them and then using an alternate tempo map with a single tempo, then switching back after you flex tracks are bounced.

Change the volume of one audio file played in icm script

Hello,
Using the play external script element to simply play queue music (recorded as 10 minutes long), is there a way to adjust the volume of the audio being played within the script without having to re-record that specific audio file?
95% of our static audio is recorded fine and plays at the appropriate volume, but we have new queue music coming in all the time (with sales info, annoncements, etc.) that is different in volume from time to time and it would be nice to have an adjustment filter for playing that specific audio file and then adjust back to the default (if needed) afterward.
This would be much easier than asking our vendor to re-record over and over again until tested right.
Anything possible with this? Or would there be something on CVP that could control volume for one specific audio file?
Thanks for any info,
Greg

Even if CVP could control the volume on individual files (It can't, as far as I know), you're better off normalizing the file in Audacity as David mentioned. Having some server modify things on the fly is just wasting resources, why not adjust the file? Audacity is free and open source.
We record our voice prompts using a Unity Connections Voicemail box... Not the cleanest solution, but it works well for us as we have small global contact centers all in different regions, with different voices for each center. I make a habit of running all of my files through Audacity before putting them on media servers - otherwise I would potentially have prompts recorded at different times having different volumes depending on how "the voice" and Unity were doing that day, not to mention all the pops and clicks from using a sub-optimal recording solution. Normalize and the Envelope Tool are my best friends.
-Jameson

How to process overly compressed high volume audio files

I used a process in scientific filters in audition 3 to process overly compressed high volume audio files normalized to 0 db. It was like magic.
How would you process this sort of file in Audition 6.

Below was the process used in Adobe Audition 3. The sound was much improved. Try the steps on a file you have to hear the difference.
Effects- Amplitude - Normalize - uncheck the decibles format box - normalize to and normalize L/R boxes checked, enter 48 into percentage box.
After normalization was complete
Effects - Filters - Scientific filters - select Chebychev 1 tab - band pass button and select the following parameters.
Cutoff =4, high cutoff = 22050, order = 18 all other settings at defaults values (0). Delay radio button sellected, check the extended range box, press OK.
Increase to appropriate volume after processing if necessary.

Soundtrack Pro corrupting audio files during editing

Using S'trackPro 1.1 on both G5s and Mac Pros, I've experienced a recurring issue when editing long audio files (16bit 48Khz aiffs of 60-120 min durations).
Import files directly in Audio File edit mode, usually apply a limiter and/or normalize and save with new file name. I often find as I move around the waveform to preview results, the playback stops responding accurately, playing the wrong part of the file randomly.
Once saved, the file seems to have random "splurts" of audio appear in inappropriate places throughout. For example, a 2 sec "splurt" from the middle of a 120 min file may appear 10 minutes before the end, seemingly at random.
It's odd that I've experienced this on numerous machines, all with quite different specs.
Any suggestions appreciated.
3 x G5 Dual 2Ghx 2.5Gb RAM, Mac Pro Quad 2.66 5Gb RAM Mac OS X (10.4.9)

I actually use the 'save as' function that consolidates all the audio clips and move them onto a separate drive. I'm doing a lot of large projects that have more clips than are actually used. Consolidation means I can move and work on another machine. And in the end it's easier to archive this single directory of files. Works for me, especially because sometimes the audio sources are scattered in too many places on my system.

Muting Tracks in STP Audio File

I'm sort of new to STP. I should have asked this awhile ago, when I first started tinkering with it, but I made due. There is one thing I can't figure out for the life of me and that is how to apply an effect to only one track in an STP audio file from FCP. I send the original FCP file to STP as an Audio File. When it opens in STP I see the two channels. The only way I've been able to figure out how to mute one of these channels is by "disabling all" and then enabling the channel I want to hear. That works fine, however, when it comes to applying the effect to that channel, STP wants to apply it to both channels. Even when highlighting only one channel (via "apple-click & drag") I really want to normalize one channel b/c the other channel has a couple peaks from mic noise that don't allow the other channel to be properly normalized. Any suggestions specific to the points in this question.

My basic advice is to not use the Audio File editor and use the Multitrack editor instead, it's much easier to understand and use.

Logic 8 - cant normalize audio? what have i done??...

lately everytime i want to normalize an audio track i cant - its greyed out.
how do i check if ive changed a setting or something?

I think that not only Normalize is greyed out but most of the edit options but Settings and Search Peak,Search Silence??
It's like the file is locked somehow and you can not edit it ,and there's not a lock symbol in the Audio bin window so that you unlock it ...I have the same sometimes and the cure is to Convert to New Audio files ..
If the file was already Normalized the option wouldn't be greyed out but it would tell you that the file has been already Normalized while in the process....
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Best Audio File Convertor & Editor (Freeware) for Mac OS X

Hi.
Does anyone know what the best audio file convertor and editor for Mac OS X?
If possible something simple where i can convert the type of file and od other stuff like normalize/reverse it.
I dont mind if its not freeware but i would prefer it obviously.
Thanks, Ben

Audacity is cool I like it and it's free much better then some programs and has a bad *** audio convolution features.
Take care,
Ian
http://www.relentlessdancemusic.com/

How can I see previously stored tunes no longer on my computer? Where are iCloud audio files?

Maybe my question has an answer too "obvious" for me to see it. But lately I've become aware of tunes that, for one reason or another, are not showing in my iMac's iTunes program. I went to System Preferences and clicked on "iCloud." Immediately, I saw how to check iCloud for the following files and documents: Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Notes, Safari (not sure what this category could be for--seeing what was on the web at some prior point in history?), Photo Stream, Documents & Data, Back to My Mac, Find My Mac.
In other words, going to iCloud appears to reveal categories for all of your iCloud content EXCEPT your music files. I know about iTunes Match, and I think I like it, now that I've gotten used to a few of its quirks. But certainly there are times when the owner of downloaded, commercial audio files (i.e. Tunes) will not have them on his computer. And certainly there must be a way for me to see what I've previously stored in the Cloud--if only to remind myself of the music I've purchased and have available to me.
I may be missing something about the whole iCloud concept. Is there a way for me to see tunes I've previously stored in the iCloud but no longer have on my computer? (I'm always careful not to delete tunes from my iTunes program unless I see 2 or more identical files appearing on my computer).
Thanks for any directions to the iCloud musical holdings / archives--or clarification of any misunderstandings.
Cap
(I see that I'm currently running OS 10.8.2. I have only 500 gigs of memory, and my music collection is so larg, I'm almost dependent on being able to access songs in the iCloud. Next time, I'll certainly pony up for the largest memory Apple offers on an iMac.)

They are not showing up in Lightroom at all. I already deleted them.
When I try to import them again into Lightroom it wants to add another 2012 folder to wherever I am trying to insert them and then it does the month/day folder when it already has the month folder it should automatically go into and not be adding a seperate 2012 folder first.
I can't even get it to do the above right now. Now all it does is it wants to make this seperate 2012 folder with the month/day folders but has little boxes beside each folder showing that there are no images to import. The images do show up on the import screen but they are all darkened and unchecked. When I click the proper folder to import them they come on bright and have little boxes checked, but that lasts for less than a second before it decides they are not new. They are new images, I deleted them all out of Lightroom, and probably missed deleting some through Lightroom but instead deleted them straight from the folder outside of Lightroom. This is what is probably causing me such grief and I have found nothing in my searches to tell me how to correct this. *sigh*

Download Helper, even with paid converter upgrade, gives "Invalid Capture File" errors and will not record audio, with "File Creation Error - Unable to rename/copy audio file" Error.

Download Helper Screen Capture worked to capture video if the default "no audio" option is active. But, no audio. The "speakers" or "microphone" audio options are confusing....the audio to be captured is from the video, so what do you choose? With either "speakers" or "microphone" selected, the captured file has poor audio and no video. Re-capture efforts (speakers) get "Invalid capture file error" and "File Creation error- Unable to rename/copy audio file"
The paid upgrade of "Converter" doesn't work.
Instructive documentation - not very good.
Suggestions - Need time delay between initiation of "Record" and starting the video to be recorded.
Could use timer tracking of the record process.
Are there operating system limitations? (Have Windows XP Pro)

That is an issue for the developer of that Download Helper.

My Iphone won't sync my CD audio files, after having them on my Iphone for years I updated the other day and they all dissapeared, all that's left is songs bought from Itunes.

I've had an Iphone 4 and I have been listening to hundreds of songs no problem for the past year and a half I've owned it. The other day I decided to sync my Iphone to my laptop to get two songs from a CD. After doing this process and approaching it like I usually would (without causing any problems) I checked my Iphone to see if the two songs had downloaded after the sync. I discovered that my Iphone had lost every audio file that was not bought from the Itunes store leaving me with a sliver of songs to listen to. I immediatly checked my laptop (a Windows device) to see if my music was still there, thankfully it's all on my laptop and the songs play without a problem. So I attempted to sync the songs to my iphone several times, but the CD songs would simply not sync (When syncing your Iphone it consists of 5 steps, the progress bar skips steps 3-4, those are the steps when your music syncs). I'm not an idiot, I checked the small details (checking all albums and songs I wanted and checking the 'entire music library' option) as well I checked the big details (making sure my phone and Itunes were up to date, changing the USB to Iphone wire with another just like it). After a couple of hours of tinkering with different ways to sync I was stumped so I decided to restore my Iphone to factory settings. After doing that and setting up my Iphone newly I still could not download those CD files from Itunes to my Iphone. I called apple support and they recommended that I uninstall Itunes and re-install it. Again no success, all my music is still on my laptop working fine, but I can't seem to sync my CD songs from itunes to my Iphone. If anybody has any info please help. -A college student who needs something to listen to everyday on the hour long bus

Amazing steps you've done so far! The great news is this is very unlikely an issue with your iPhone.
I've run into a similar issue lately as well. I narrowed it down to one song that was causing 30 songs not to sync. I removed the song from the sync list (unchecked it) and all 29 songs were able to sync.
You may be running into a similar issue. This may be a problem with this version of iTunes, an issue with one song or a group of songs; hard to know for sure. It's important to narrow down and isolate the cause. Most imporantly get that music back on there!
The way to narrow down the casue add just a few songs at a time (even 1, just to get that first sync finished). Manually syncing is what you'll need here.
Plug in your iPhone, on the Summary screen (shows a picture of your iPhone, the iOS version, Restore iPhone....; etc). Under the Options area at the bottom choose to Manually Manage Videos and Music then choose Apply in the lower right. The music that's on your iPhone now should be removed from your iPhone now. You're now able to sync music manually.
The link below explains how to drag the songs from the iTunes library on the computer on to your iPhone which will start the sync. Add just one song just to see if you can get 1 of those hundreds of songs on there. If you can, awesome! Keep adding until you find the song or group of songs that are causing this issue.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1535
Please let me know how things are going.
Cheers!

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