Techno-John Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I've recorded a song using Yamaha LS9-32 and ADAT 24 multitrack recorder. For some reason the recording came out a bit quiet. Using reaper I've remixed the recording and put the lead vocal up to max, and the master volume to near max, almost got it to a sensible level. Apparently there is an amplify effect in reaper (or available for reaper). I've tried looking for this - by clicking the FX button on master, but can't see an amplify. Wondering if anyone can help. Otherwise I can try amplify with Audacity, which I'll use to trim and fade in/out, but that's only good for minimal amplification in my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkPAman Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I don't know Reaper, but I'd guess you're looking for " normalise" if it's anything like other software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shez Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 In the list of FX, look for "utility / volume". That one will let you amplify by up to 150dB so if that's not enough, you might be out of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno-John Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 Thanks Shez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Listen critically to the finished product, Some digital level increase comes with too much distortion to be really good for your career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_P Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Ctrl + Shift + N should be the keyboard shortcut to Normalise any particular selected section of audio. Hitting Ctrl A before hand would select everything. Then you can tinker with the levels to your heart's content to get the final mix right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstace Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Yup - or F2 while you've got one or more pieces of audio selected in the timeline will get you into a properties page, with "normalise" functionality and a whole lot more. I've got a lot of time for Reaper, having finally bought a licence! I've not seen a built-in "gain" plugin (though it appears Shez has!), but with the ability to normalise at the per-audio-element level, and the gain correction built into pretty much every other supplied plugin, I've not really needed one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesperrett Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I've not seen a built-in "gain" plugin (though it appears Shez has!), but with the ability to normalise at the per-audio-element level, and the gain correction built into pretty much every other supplied plugin, I've not really needed one! It might be worth pointing out that the plugin that Shez refers to is one of the JS plugins rather than a VST plugin. The JS folder is well worth exploring as there are all kinds of goodies in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_P Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 It is a much underestimated piece of software, probably because it is so cheep. It has served me well though. I just need to find a nice warm reverb plugin for processing voiceover work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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