compression problems

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After I master in sonar, I compress my stereo track to get my levels as high as possible. However, when I burn this track onto a cd, my audio level is lower than it sounds on sonar. I have checked the wave file by playing it on my media player and it sounds nice and high. Am I burning the cd wrong? I use adaptec and I am burning at 4x. Please anyone outhere with a similar problem. By the way, when I play my master track on sonar the level on my meters is hot. I will appreciate any enlighting.
 
It possibly could be your recording volume on your computer isn't high enough.
Double click on your speaker icon, down by the clock. The 'play control' box appears.
Click 'Options'.
Click 'Properties'.
Set your volume.
Exit and try it again.

Hope it helps.
 
I was just discussing this same problem with a friend of mine who also shares this problem. I was wondering if you had success in resolving this issue of volume differences?


We thought it might have to do with something called Red Book compatibility. From what I've been able to determine, CD CD Mastering software like Red Roaster contains this Red Book Standard which will bring the volume up to "normal" CD volume.
 
JMA said:
I was just discussing this same problem with a friend of mine who also shares this problem. I was wondering if you had success in resolving this issue of volume differences?


We thought it might have to do with something called Red Book compatibility. From what I've been able to determine, CD CD Mastering software like Red Roaster contains this Red Book Standard which will bring the volume up to "normal" CD volume.
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Red Book is simply the standard for audio CD's. It has nothing to do with the "volume" of the music on the CD.

In essence, if you can play a CD in an audio CD player, it meets Red Book standards.
 
Once you export the stereo track, have you tried normalising it? It will find the loudest peak and raise it to a level which you specify (ie just under 0DB). It will then raise the rest of the sound file up by the same amount making it loud as possible... other than that, you can't do too much more.

As dachay2tnr said... Red Book basically means that it will play in a CD player..

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I have checked for red book standard and have brought up the volume using normalizing to 100 % standard. The volume difference doesn't happen when I play the track either on the media player or under Sonar. Under these two media players it is nice and loud. My problem happens when I play it on any boom box. Thank you for your comments, though.
 
What are you using to burn your CD's?

When you play them under Windows Media player etc. are you playing the wave file or playing the CD through these?

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