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Audio processing and functions
Audio processing
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The dialog contains the following settings:
Threshold
The level below which you want audio to be silenced. Levels below this value
will close the gate.
Attack Time
The time it takes for the gate to open fully after the audio level has exceeded
the threshold level.
Min. Opening Time
This is the shortest time the gate will remain open. If you find that the gate
opens and closes too often when processing material that varies rapidly in
level, try raising this value.
Release Time
The time it takes for the gate to close fully after the audio level has dropped
below the threshold level.
Dry/Wet mix
Allows you to specify a mix ratio between “dry” and processed sound.
Pre/Post-Crossfade
Some processing functions allow you to gradually mix the effect in or out. This
is done with the Pre/Post-Crossfade parameters. For example, if you activate
Pre-Crossfade and specify a value of 1000
ms, the processing is applied
gradually from the start of selection, reaching full effect 1000
ms after the
start. Similarly, if you activate Post-Crossfade, the processing is gradually
removed, starting at the specified interval before the end of the selection.
IMPORTANT
The sum of the Pre-Crossfade and Post-Crossfade times cannot be larger
than the length of the selection.
Normalize
The Normalize function allows you to specify the desired maximum level of the
audio. It then analyzes the selected audio and finds the current maximum level.
Finally it subtracts the current maximum level from the specified level and raises the
gain of the audio by the resulting amount (if the specified maximum level is lower
than the current maximum, the gain will be lowered instead). A common use for
Normalizing is to raise the level of audio that was recorded at too low an input level.