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In general, what's a good dB level at which to normalize my audio files?
In my experience, it all depends on where the audio is to be used next. If there is a limiter of some kind in the next phase of the process. Sometimes a limiter will be applied at varying levels ...
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In Adobe Audition - can I see post-effect waveforms?
You can't do this in the multi-track section of Audition, but you can in the waveform editor if you turn on the preview editor in the view menu.
Not quite what you're after, but still a very ...
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In general, what's a good dB level at which to normalize my audio files?
Best practise these days when considering content normalization is not to normalize to an arbitrary peak level, but to consider programme content and overall loudness when conducting normalization ...
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In general, what's a good dB level at which to normalize my audio files?
If you normalize all of your samples to -0.1 dB, then use them in your DAW projects, you'll end up clipping your audio tracks all the time as soon as you use a plug-in.
I use Pro Tools where the ...
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Why are levels so different on popular music tracks I open in my wav editor?
Basically, you're right with all your points.
The level between different albums can indeed be dramatically different, depending on how agressively it was mastered. Records from the early days of CDs ...
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Mapping audio wav files to midi piano roll keyboard
You need a digital sampler. Most DAWs come with their own, dedicated software sampler but a great 3rd-party sampler is CWITEC's TX16Wx sampler since it's modeled after real hardware technology.
Also, ...
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