Meters and things...
1) If I'm not mistaken the playback/record meters can not be resized. I happen to love the meters in Sound Forge. They are really big plus they give a number readout of the max peak opposed to the little line that you have to guestimate with in Sonar. Does anyone know of a plug-in(?) or whatever that all it does is show the playback/record meter? I know I'm probably asking too much.
2) Panning and volume envelopes... I have confused myself, thoroughly. Maybe I just need someone else to put me back on track. (I could have sworn I understood this at one point!)
Let's say I have track's volume set to 0db when I record it and decide that it is too loud then lower the track's volume by, say, -2db. While I am mixing I find that I want to make more changes in the track's volume level on a more intricate level like lower the attack portion of a drum sample. If I make an envelope to affect that change on the drum sample is the track volume at this point reset to zero or is the overall track volume offset by -2db to start with?
3) If I pan a track hard right but then send it to an Aux buss for some reverb, does the aux send panning take over or does that need to be panned hard right? I have noticed the pan on the return, too. I am not sure what to do with that one.
I appreciate your help.
Thanks,
Vice
1) If I'm not mistaken the playback/record meters can not be resized. I happen to love the meters in Sound Forge. They are really big plus they give a number readout of the max peak opposed to the little line that you have to guestimate with in Sonar. Does anyone know of a plug-in(?) or whatever that all it does is show the playback/record meter? I know I'm probably asking too much.
2) Panning and volume envelopes... I have confused myself, thoroughly. Maybe I just need someone else to put me back on track. (I could have sworn I understood this at one point!)
Let's say I have track's volume set to 0db when I record it and decide that it is too loud then lower the track's volume by, say, -2db. While I am mixing I find that I want to make more changes in the track's volume level on a more intricate level like lower the attack portion of a drum sample. If I make an envelope to affect that change on the drum sample is the track volume at this point reset to zero or is the overall track volume offset by -2db to start with?
3) If I pan a track hard right but then send it to an Aux buss for some reverb, does the aux send panning take over or does that need to be panned hard right? I have noticed the pan on the return, too. I am not sure what to do with that one.
I appreciate your help.
Thanks,
Vice
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