Normalization In Reaper

[@nikodemus6449]

Great explanation, to the point, immensely helpful !😊

[@NLNPNL]

@@nikodemus6449 glad it helped!

[@prmsltd315]

Thank you for taking the time to explain this concept in a clear & informative manner. Kudos for the Mel Torme impression on Was (not Was) Zaz Turned Blue

[@NLNPNL]

Ha ha! I use that song all the time in my videos. You're the first person to get the reference 😅

[@prmsltd4660]

@@NLNPNL That's from great album called "Born To Laugh At Tornadoes "

[@NLNPNL]

@@brianmac8260 Shhh! I'm hoping he won't notice.

[@2mGamma]

Thanks !

[@gdmusic8731]

this video alone will change my vocals, as i dont normalise them before passing through a compressor. I might just have to start recording in a dynamic mic hereon as my room is untreated. Thanks for the video

[@NLNPNL]

I haven't done any tests, but I'm pretty sure a dynamic mic and a condenser mic, recorded at the same distance, and with the input gain adjusted to record at similar levels will yield about the same in terms of room reflections.

[@gdmusic8731]

@@NLNPNL Wouldnt condensor catch more reflections compared to dynamic? i have noticed this when increasing gains on vocal recording. Also the background hiss noise in my untreated room is much higher in condensor compared to dynamic.

[@NLNPNL]

@@gdmusic8731 the 'condenser mics pick up more room sound' thing is about 80% myth. How much room sound you pick up has a lot more to do with the polar pattern than whether a mic is condenser or dynamic. Dynamic mics are lower gain, so if you put one up against a condenser and have the same level on your pre-amp, the condenser will pick up more room sound -- and also less vocal. However, turn up the gain on the dynamic to match the recording level of the condenser and, all other things being equal, room noise and reflections will be about the same. There's a valid point though, that you often sing further back from a condenser. If that's the case, the ratio of reflected sound to direct sound would be higher in a dynamic, and thus the level of room would be lower. The way to reduce room from the sound is to pick your polar pattern carefully, and sing closer to the mic (although that may bring its own challenges).

[@gdmusic8731]

@@NLNPNL good learning there, thanks. Will give it a try with dynamic mic. Also i use Reaper a lot but from Your vids its more studio recorded sounds that are used - not sure if You have tried, but could You give it a shot for making a video how in the box mixing could be done with only vocals or guitar being introduced via an interface.

[@waynethorpe1341]

Thanks

[@hahaxolotl]

sometimes i have one shots of drums that clip after i drag them in, even if i normalize to 0db peaks it doesnt change that. I dont know what im doing wrong; track, item, and take volume were all at 0db, no effects and still clipping i just turned down the take volume myself

[@NLNPNL]

@@hahaxolotl it's possible it's a sample rate conversion that's resulting in inter sample peaks. Or there's a plug-in in the chain somewhere :-)

[@hahaxolotl]

@@NLNPNL i have no idea, there is nothing anywhere except the sample and reaper, if i normalize to peak -0 or -1 or sometimes -2 it will peak consistenly, sometimes at +4. No clue why

[@hahaxolotl]

@@NLNPNL so turns out reaper normalizes before anything is applied to the sample, even stretching, and I guess stretching a sample makes it louder on transients