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Anonymous
February 22, 2012
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Audio "pre-amp" settings

  • February 22, 2012
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Captivate v5.5

I opened a project that was created in v4 with v5.5 in order to edit it.

I needed to add some slide with audio and change some of the audio on some of the existing slides.

When I came to check my work the new audio was at a very low volume level compared to the original slides (created in v4).

After checking all sound settings on my PC and within Captivate I noticed the following "Pre-amp value":

I dont recall what the value was but I moved it up to "2" and that appears to have solved the problem.

1. Is there a suggested best value for the Pre-amp" ? What level do you have yours set to ?

2. Is setting the "pre-amp" value something you should be made aware of when you first launch Captivate ? If I had been aware it would have saved me a lot of wasted time.

Noel

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    RodWard
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    RodWardCommunity Expert
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    February 22, 2012

    This value affects the gain applied to the microphone input.  If your microphone is very powerful, you'll need to reduce the Pre-Amp value.  If your mic is weak, you can crank up the pre-amp to compensate.

    Once you set this value in a project file, Captivate remembers it.  So if you are using the same microphone all the time, you just set it when you start recording voiceover and then forget about it.

    I have Rode Podcaster and Blue Yeti USB microphones that I use for recording.  I have the pre-amp set to 1 for them.

    There is no right or wrong setting. You need to do some experimentation and work out what your mic/s require to give the cleanest audio result that still has sufficient volume.

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    Anonymous
    February 22, 2012

    It just seems odd that at no point during the initial install of v5.5 was I asked to set / test my "pre-amp" settings, nor is this flagged up during the audio check prior to starting recording.

    On the face of it, you only find out about the "pre-amp" settings when things are not working correctly - and would have thought it would have been better to test / set the required setting at the outset as part of the initial preferences.

    Thanks again.

    Noel

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