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denisb

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Hi,

I would like to have a possibility to change the global volume of the slideshow in "project options" "audio".

You can change easily the loudness of each audio file to mix the tracks, but I want to have the same loudness for all my slideshows and it's not easy actually.

 

Denis

 

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Igor,

adjust between 100% to 0 would be a progress but I prefer the possibility to adjust global sound volume even higher than 100% like the actual volume of audio files.

The slider is from 0 to 100% but you can type 200% for example.

 

Denis

 

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What would be more useful would be VU meters so we can 'see' the volume of each track & the overall volume.
Increasing volume abovve 100% can often lead to 'clipping' and distortion so is not advised.

Also it would be very useful to quickly 'Mute' or 'Solo' each track to check the volume.

I will often open another audio editor to be able to see the VU meters whilst playing the sound in PTE, just so I can check the levels.

For digital sound you need it to be around -3db to avoid distortion and clipping.
Peaks can go up to -1db but should never reach zero.

Jill

 

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Here is an example of an audio mixer from a video editor that I sometimes use to trim or join videos before inserting into PTE.

If 100% = 0dB then it would not have a volume increase (gain) option, just reduction in audio level? Volume increase and vu meter would be nice, but it would require additional programming/difficulty.

Thanks,
Tom

 

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Hi,

I want that the audio integrated loudness of my slideshows are -18 dB LUFS and of course true peak max less than -1 dB.

Usually, I lower the main music track and mix with voice and sound effects.

The result could be -21 dB LUFS or -15 dB LUFS. With the constrain of true peak max < -1dB, I must change the global volume (add 3dB or subtract 3dB) so change the global volume. Now two possibilities:

Change all the audio files volume

Export soundtrack to file, modify it in an audio editor and replace all the audio files in the project by this modified soundtrack

 

I would prefer change the global loudness in PTE.

 

Denis

PS: a peak off -1 dB could appear with different loudness

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I see at least two different requests.

Request 1

Offer a console like the one shown by tom95521 which seems very nice to manage true peak for heach track and also for the main output.

 

Request 2

Offer a Loudness analyser which displays the dB LUFS for the sound allreadty played on the main output, wich is an integration operation. You need to play a track during several seconds to obtain a correct value.

I currently use these tools under Fairlight from Da Vinci Resolve.

 

I would put a very high priority in Request 1, and a lower one for request 2.

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The fact is that if you want to manage both true Peak and Loudness, you need to use a tool such as the "Limiter" from Blackmagic, wich includes a Gate, a Compressor and a limiter.

This represents a lot of work for the development team, and I'm not sure than more of 5% of PTE users would take the time to learn how to use correctly all of these tools...

 

This is why I rate Request 1 as a high priority, and request 2 as a low priority.

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Hi, 

Thanks for all opinions and suggestions. We need to think.

Please also keep in mind that PTE AV Studio is mainly designed for enthusiasts, we need to keep a simple interface. We don't want to compete with Adobe or BlackMagic.

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