Sound Advice

I've got a recording of a school play where there are quiet bits (talking) and loud bits (singing). What advice can anyone offer for an easy way to get a more compressed dynamic range?
I think that the compressor filter would be the right thing, but am having trouble getting the right parameters. I don't really want to have to go along with the pen tool to change the level up and down if I can avoid it, but it seems the least bad way so far!

Sounds like the Compressor/Limiter filter is right for you. From the manual:
• Threshold: This parameter defines how loud the signal must be before the compressor is applied. This is the most important setting you need to adjust.
• Ratio: This slider determines how much compression is applied. Don’t overdo the compression; a little goes a long way. Too much compression can reduce the dynamic range to a flat, unvarying signal.
• Attack Time: This setting determines how quickly the filter reacts to changes in audio level (the default is usually acceptable, but you may want to experiment).
• Release Time: This setting defines how slowly the filter lets go of the change in audio level that it made (again, the default should work well, but feel free to experiment).
• Preserve Volume: Compensates for the attenuation of the clip caused by compression by raising the level of the entire clip by a uniform amount.

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A kinda off topic question but hopefully someone can help:
I want some advice on a sound setup for my home, i want surround sound in my livingroom with wireless speakers for use this with my tv, PC, Hi-fi and maybe other appliances.
Also i would like to be able to (if not straight away) roll this setup to other speakers in other rooms of the house and be able to control which appliances/speakers are in use.
I wasnt sure where to start with this, but figured music junkies who use the apple forum might be a good source of knowledge! if you think im asking in the wrong place then a link to a more suitable place would be helpfull
as you can likely guess im on a kinda budget, so the cheaper the better!

Hello peterrayner,
It sounds like after updating to iOS 7 your earpiece speaker is not working correctly and you must use the speaker.
I would recommend a few things here.
First close all the apps that are running on the device.
iOS: Force an app to close
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5137
Double-click the Home button.
Swipe left or right until you have located the app you wish to close.
Swipe the app up to close it.
When you have done that restart the phone:
iOS: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
If the issue persists, I would next backup your device to iTunes, and restore it:
iOS: How to back up and restore your content
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
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Sterling

Pro sound advice

Hi there,
Ive been using Logic for a short time now ad I just have a couple questions about the best way to input/output the sound, I know not specifically Logic related but hopefully the amount of Pro users in the forum should be able to help!
I use Logic to record both my solo projects (guitar/vocals/midi) and my band demos though usually only one or two tracks at a time, ie we'll track the drums and bass, then go away and record guitars, then put vocals on at another time. Needless to say I am a musician and not a recording engineer, I just know my way around the software to a certain degree.
So for sound input, I have this question.
I just bought an M-Audio Firewire Solo, as I needed an interface quickly and this is what they had in the Apple store. It cost me about £150 ($300). To be honest, I am really happy with it, and it works well with Logic. But every time I see the Apogee Duet I really want one. Would I really notice a huuuge improvement in sound quality and is it worth it for my recording needs? Its like $600, and having just bought the M-Audio device (unfortunately out of the returns period) I just want to know if it is really worth it? I know Apogee owners love their Duet and I understand they are supposed to be awesome but in an honest and unbiased opinion, would I benefit enough ($600 worth) to warrant buying one?
Secondly, regarding output.
Currently I am relying on hifi speakers (good ones nonetheless) when I am home, and in ear earphones when I am out and about to monitor tracks.
I want to buy some good headphones, or monitors, but not sure which to go for! I am probably using Logic 40% at home and 60% on the go or elsewhere. Could I realistically get some great headphones and use them both at home and on the go, or would I be better off getting monitors for home?
All advice is much appreciated thankyou!
Tom

Thanks for the replies.
I think for now I will stick to the M-Audio and probably end up dropping the cash on the Duet when I see one in a store. The online images are tempting enough but I think I can restrain myself. If I saw it on display somewhere, it may well be a different story.
Regarding the MOTU interface. For now, if I ever record my band, it is all tracked seperately. For example, our singer goes to college a few hours away drive from the rest of the band during some of the year so we'll get the drums recorded proffessionally then take the mix home and I will add guitars. Then I'll take my Macbook to the bass player and lay down his part. Then email the mix to our singer who will put her vocals on and send it back. If you see what I mean. This is all just for demo's and quick recordings, our full-lengths and press demo's are all recorded and mastered completely proffessionally. With this in mind, I think single input, or mic/guitar input is fine for what I need.
As for the monitors/headphone suggestion, I think I will invest in both following both your advice.
You outlined exactly my situation, I will sit in a coffee shop and shuffle a few parts around so I will invest in some headphones.
I guess it might be time to get some monitors too.
Thanks for the replies!

Sound advice from BT's business partner Lithium

I was curious about who and what is behind our new forums, so popped over to the Lithium site and wandered around a bit. BT seem to have chosen a partner who has a good pedigree in online communities.
A Lithium Guru, one PaulGi, has some great advice for opening up positive dialogue scenarios that can benefit customers and businesses alike:
With those people who have a genuine gripe about a product, the advice is engage them in a dialogue.
To be successful, the community users should feel they can post comments that aren't all positive - opinion is the lifeblood of a community. If users feel they can post without being censored then you're going to get valuable material, and the community will start to self police itself. It's important to note that comments like "I had a terrible experience with this product" should be answered - engage these people "sorry to hear about your experience, can you tell me what the issue was, or how we could have improved it?"
I hope that BT will follow their partner's very sound and perceptive advice, and that these forums will indeed give the opportunity for some deep serious polite debate and sharing of information about any relevant matter, even though the subject might sometimes ruffle feathers.
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I wonder what PaulGi would think of my problem:
I was going to start a discussion about General Discussion's perceptive post :
I am beginning to get a little worried by the way the new forum is shaping up. Towards the end of last year, I had begun to get the feeling that many of the "difficulties" that had been encountered in respect of the Phorm Phiasco were now behind us, the Forum Mods were showing a friendlier and more helpful side and by and large the forum was becoming a very useful place.
We now have a new forum, but less than a week in, all that good-will seems to be leaking away at an increasing rate of knots.
Why is that? Well, 2, or maybe 3, examples of privacy and security issues that have all come to a head simultaneously. The reaction to these being raised seems to be at least a partial reversion to the "bad old days". I thought we had moved beyond all this - but sadly not.
My peers believe this is a problem, I think they may be right, I wish to hear the evidence and to discuss it - and if it appears to be compelling, I wish to ask for - no, demand, change. I wish to know how many of my peers here on the forum agree, or disagree with whatever arguments are being raised - which seems to me to be the essence of what this forum purports to be.
Discuss.
But the way this forum is turning out makes me feel like I am treading on eggshells: whatever I start to write I have to delete for fear it could be interpreted by the mods as "calling them out" or at least being critical of them, and I'll get banned, so I'm not going to say anything
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I have been waiting for an X-fi external solution since the advent of the X-fi series... But can any of you Creative Contributors help me with the following questions?!?:?. I have a high-end laptop with a Creative Extigy attached/connected into Klipsch promedia 5.'s and a large wma collection encoded at 92kb
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Sound advice? Little OT

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If you want more audio editing capability than FCE offers, a good place to start is with Audacity, a reasonably capable editor that has the advantage of being free: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
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SOUND ADVICE REQUIRED!

Hi Folks,
I've got an iMac G5 20" (have had it around 6 months). Just did a Software Update, and downloaded some widgets, and now the sound on all my games won't work. iMovie, iTunes, system noises etc all working fine but just no sound at all in the games, which were previously working fine.
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Hi There,
I hope that I've posted this in the correct forum? apologies if I haven't.
I was hoping to get some advice from you guy's/girls please, I would like a change in career and over the last
year have been teaching myself Microsoft Office Suite (only completed Word Fully) and now exploring Excel (which has so much more to it than I originally thought, I was so naive), I was hoping to get a starting position on a help desk that deals with queries
within the office suite and hopefully one day build up to qualifying as a Microsoft Office Expert.
So I found a online training company who would do the starting qualifications (Microsoft Office Specialist)
for £200, quite reasonable i thought although the exams would be £80 each, again not too bad.
The person I spoke to though told me that it wasn't necessary to take the exams as I could put on my CV that
I have completed training with this company. and that employers would do a skill set anyway. To be fair I thought that a little strange but as I'm just starting out who am I?
Anyway I done a little research by calling a employment agency that deals with IT positions and was advised
that maybe I needed to get an MCSE first as that might be able to get me started as they haven't come across Microsoft Office Specialist Roles.. but this is I feel going in a completely different direction.
So I looked online and the only Microsoft Office Specialist positions that I came across is ones that included
knowing Active Directory DS?
I only wish that there was a company that would take on people who trained on the job..
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The training company is right in that if you take the training you can add it to your CV. If you get the certification you can also add it to your CV. Both things will be looked at favourably by potential employers. But the training company is also right
when they say that neither will be enough: the employers will want to assess your skills themselves anyway. This doesn't mean that it is useless to get certified. It will help to get your CV "up" in the stack of CVs, so that your chances of getting
to the interview stage (rather than being discarded right away) will increase. It is up to you to demonstrate your value during the interview, but first you need to reach that stage.
The employment agency is also partially right in that a MOS certification may not be enough if you are looking for a Help Desk position. This type of position typically also requires knowledge of the operating systems and the supporting network infrastructure,
and even the computer hardware, so additional certifications would be needed to prove this knowledge. Once again, you don't require the certification as an absolute requirement; if you have the knowledge, you can state so in your CV and the employer will evaluate
you. But having the certification can help distinguish your CV over others that don't have it.

Quick and dirty sound advice...

...bit off topic I know but:
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I need some sound advice. I am trying to figure out the best approach to my only financial/Fico issue. I have an AMEX card with a $11,000 CL at 12.5%. . I have thought about asking for a CLI. I owe a balance of $8,000 on it. My intention is to have it paid off or nearly paid off by the end of the year through monthly payments. I don't have any pressing concern right now, but I do intend to buy a house next year about this time. Questions: 1) Should I apply for a card that I could expect to get a high CL with a BT of 0.00%? or 2) Apply for an Installment loan through Lending Club? I have a guaranteed 5.99% offer with them for up to $35,000. 3) Or should I just continue paying it down as I have done, and not do either above option? My FICO 8 scores are: EX: 771, TU: 761, and EQ: 743The FICO simulator shows if the balance (my outstanding revolving debt) on the AMEX card is paid off my scores would go to 809 on EX, 801 on TU and 793 on EQ.The only thing I have is a car note for a new Jeep I bought lat November. Thanks for ALL your help!

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Greetings. I am new to aperture and am having a really hard time wrapping my head around the best way to organize my photos and would love some sound advice.
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Beyond the huge project structure, I get really confused, perhaps because of the other mac software I use like iTunes. Let's say I want to break weddings up like so:
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Hello, just upgraded to Windows 8 on my Pavilion m7.
Before, my audio quality was rich and bassy, using Beats Audio, and after the upgrade sounds poor and quite muted. No matter what I do, I cannot improve quality especially with the deep bass. I am using external speakers, not the ones built in laptop.
In order to troubleshoot, I did a factory restore back to Windows 7... sounded fantastic. When I redid a clean 8 install on top of that, back to the same lack of bass.
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Hi Zerxiisiis,
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff553572(v=vs.85).aspx
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff553572(v=vs.85).aspx
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http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-PC-Sound-and-Audio/Beats-Audio-EQ-Setting-General-Sound-Advice...
Let me know how it goes.
Thank you!
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http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-PC-Sound-and-Audio/DV7-w-Beats-sound-compression/td-p/396705/p...
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-PC-Sound-and-Audio/Beats-Audio-EQ-Setting-General-Sound-Advice...
Take a look and fiddle with your settings and let me know how it goes.
Thank you,
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