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volatile
volatile
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February 19, 2018
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-3db reduction in multitrack mixdowns - yes, this again.

  • February 19, 2018
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OK so this is an old issue that dates back.  Mixing down a track only to find the final wav 3db lower than the source files.

Preferences > Multitrack > Panning mode > change from -3db centre to Left/Right Cut

That used to fix the issue on old versions of Audition.  Now with CC 2018, even when I do that, I'm still getting -3db mixdowns.

so, anyone have the answer for CC 2018?

Thanks for your time, as ever.

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volatile
volatileAuthor
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February 20, 2018

anyone?  this is driving me nuts.

ryclark
ryclark
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February 20, 2018

We need a bit more info about your session. Is it Mono or Stereo, are the Clips used in it Mono or Stereo and where are they panned? They are routed directly to the Master output? What sort of audio material are you mixing? You can always compensate by just lifting the Master fader by 3dB. It is set to '0' isn't it?

    volatile
    volatileAuthor
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    February 20, 2018

    volatile  wrote

    Stereo Session with Stereo tracks / clips.

    Routed directly to master yeah

    Just simple stereo music tracks.  If I lift the master to +3db aren't I essentially "amplifying"?  Isn't that the same as taking the final mixdown and chucking +3db on it?  Surely not ideal?

    Actually doing that makes no difference to your signals whatsoever - assuming you're doing a 32-bit Floating Point mix (which is Audition's norm). You aren't gaining or losing anything, because of the way the file is processed. In fact you could amplify the file by 300dB, save the result and then re-open it and do a 300dB reduction again, without losing or gaining a thing - it would come back bit-perfect. This is the huge advantage of doing Floating Point mixes. So 'ideal' doesn't come into it - it's something you can do with impunity.

    As for why it's happening, I don't know - I'll have to check it out on the latest release.


    Thanks Steve.

    And that is valid regardless of the tracks in the session and their format ?  The final mixdown isn't amplified in any way?

    ryclark
    ryclark
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    February 19, 2018

    It should work as before. However once you change it you have to close Audition and reopen it for the setting to take.

    volatile
    volatileAuthor
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    February 19, 2018

    Thank you, but my mixdowns still end up 3db quieter, no matter what i do with that setting.

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