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JohnVo
JohnVo
Inspiring
July 17, 2017
Question

which the best way to Eq audio without hitting the 0dB?

  • July 17, 2017
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hi

i have some audios , and i want to equalize them

they are already loud , but they don't hit the 0dB

how can i Eq my audios without hitting always the 0dB?

i have tried to use fft filter ,parametic equalizer & graphic equalizer , i tried even fabfilter PRO Q2 (in trial version)

i know there is  a Master Gain

at the beginning i thought to normalize to lower the audio and eq and normalize it again  , but is really destruttive

at the second thought i used the master gain

is the only way using the master gain in any Eq effects to avoid to hit the 0dB?

are there other way to do it?

thanks

best regards

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JohnVo
JohnVoAuthor
Inspiring
July 18, 2017

hi ryclark

sorry let's be clear

1) for master gain i mean the master gain included in the effect for example parametric equalizer  ,if you look at the left you can see the master gain slider

minute  2:13 you can see the master gain i'm talking about

2) and you give me some good point maybe the multi track is more flexible

ryclark  just a question , if you want to equalize (without lowering other frequencies) and you hear you are hitting the 0dB and you hear clipping , what do you do ? i mean how do you perform this task

maybe it's better so i can read and lear

thanks ryclark

ryclark
ryclark
Participating Frequently
July 18, 2017

OK I am still confused as to which view you are working in in Audition? But yes that Master level control is the one to use to compensate for any increase in level you make by raising any frequency in the Parametric EQ.

You don't hear that you are hitting '0dB' you see it on the meters. If you see the level going up too much on the meters you use a Gain control somewhere in Audition to reduce the level. In your case the Master level control in the Parametric EQ effect. The audio won't clip if it never goes into the red 0dBFS.

chrisw44157881
chrisw44157881
Inspiring
July 19, 2017

i agree, gain slider or normalize is the easiest way. you can also try limiters and compressors if you want to get creative.

also, it sounds like you do this a lot, perhaps har-bal audio software would be easier. it will automatically adjust volume to freq adjustment so you don't have to push and pull every time.

    ryclark
    ryclark
    Participating Frequently
    July 17, 2017

    Usually the way to do it is to reduce the level of all the other frequencies you don't want rather than boosting the one that you want. Or as you have found do your EQ as required and then bring down the level of the whole clip with the on clip level control. Whilst editing in Audition boosting signal above 0dBFS won't harm the audio as long as you bring the level down before saving.

    JohnVo
    JohnVoAuthor
    Inspiring
    July 17, 2017

    Hi RyClark

    Usually the way to do it is to reduce the level of all the other frequencies you don't want rather than boosting the one that you want.

    what do you mean?

    why should reduce the level of all the other frequencies?

    it's a rock live recording , i don't want to lower the frequencies of the drums ,bass,guitar and the puplic

    i want to make it more "excitated" , i mean i would like to raise the voice for all the recording ,and the guitar in part of the audio and the pubblic between songs

    Or as you have found do your EQ as required and then bring down the level of the whole clip with the on clip level control

    do you mean for the mastergain that i can find on every Eq audition effect?

    Whilst editing in Audition boosting signal above 0dBFS won't harm the audio as long as you bring the level down before saving.

    i did get you correctly i guess

    do you mean that i should edit my eq and disinterest myseft boosting the signal above the 0dB ??

    but i can hear the clipping

    and bring the level down with the normalize?

    thanks

    ryclark
    ryclark
    Participating Frequently
    July 17, 2017

    Aha. So you are trying to EQ an already mixed stereo track rather than individual Multitrack elements.

    OK going back to your question about going over 0dBFS yes you may hear clipping because your audio interface won't be able to cope with the over levels even though Audition isn't actually clipping the audio. To temporarily get round this whilst making adjustments just reduce the master fader in your Multitrack session to bring the output levels down whilst you are setting the EQ. Afterwards you can bring down the level of the whole track by Normalising or using the track gain control to reduce the level sufficiently to get it where you want it.

    Alternatively reduce the level in the track by an approximate amount to give you sufficient headroom for making your EQ adjustments.

    Or to give your track more excitement you could try Effects/Special/Mastering which will allow you to EQ, Excite, Adjust level and Loudness Maximiser all in the one effect.

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