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(updated February 12, 2007) |
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:: Editing
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:: Normalization
- Adjusts amplitudes to provide the optimum listening experience.
Otherwise, the listener may have to raise the volume up quite a bit.
- Recording at a level much louder than this can cause distortion on accented notes, or loud passages. It is much more preferred to raise the amplitudes at a later time, as distortion can not be fixed or undone.
Screenshot from Adobe Audition showing 4 audio tracks (names blacked out on request):
First sample:
This is an example of how audio should look.
It has a great ammount of change in amplitude (mainly volume) within the file. It is occasionally truly silent and occasionally at its peak.
Second sample: This is an unedited example from a live performance. While peak is not reached at any point, there is a good amount of variation in the volume. However, this will most likely sound very soft to the listener, unless they raise the volume on their stereo quite high. Most performances look like this before balancing.
Third sample: This example suffers from severe compression and normalization. It has no diversity - it is all monotone. Amazingly most CDs sold today are balanced this way. No wonder live performances always sound much better.
Fourth sample: This example is very close to perfect. There is a reasonable variation in volume; however, its amplitudes are a bit beyond peak. Recording/editing at a very high level can cause unfixable distortion. |
:: Removal
- Applause
- Keep, but only at the beginning and end of the CD.
- Keep every time they clap.
- Take it all out!
- Custom
- Tuning
- Speeches
- Silence
- The silence removal is often misunderstood by performers.
Since, Musical Horizon only presses record when you walk onto the stage, or after the audio engineer gives you the ready cue, there is some silence between that time and when you start to play. For audition CDs, silence removal is ALWAYS a good idea. A jury does will not be pleased waiting 10-60 seconds (or longer) into the track to listen to your performance. Musical Horizon will automatically remove this silence on all Audition CDs.
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:: CD Mastering
- My equipment records at better-than-CD quality. In order to make CDs it is required to downsample your finished product to CD-quality in order for the CD to be created.
- The ammount of time this editing takes depends entirely on how long the duration of the CD is to be.
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:: Tracking
- By song.
- By piece.
- By song cycle.
During the recording process, depending on the equipment being used, we make new tracks when you exit the stage, at the intermission, or before giving ready cues.
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:: Background Noise Reduction
- Using sophisticated techniques I can attempt to reduce background noise. It is impossible to remove it completely, as doing so would also remove the music on top.
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:: Advanced
Please discuss your needs with us, so that we can best accommodate you! All of our audio engineers are able to read a score and are classically trained musicians. We are happy to schedule an appointment to have you with us while we edit your project.
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