That's for all that great advice, Slackmaster!
I'm using Acid ph1. I think it's an old precursor to all the Acid products that are out there now because I can't even find it on Sonic Foundry's web page.
The editor I'm using is Sound Forge XP 4.5. That's where the 'dynamics' effect is.
Acid ph1 is handy for its multitracking capabilities and the fact that it's got about 200 different drum loops to play around with, but I'm beginning to feel the pinch when it comes to mixing (and having to move back and forth between acid and sf xp. Do you have any experience with N-track? Is it a respectable mixing tool? Do you have to pay for all the good effects (I know you have to pay for the compressor plug-in)?
You mentioned the normalization and noise gates. How do these work? Do I apply the gate after normalizing, before, while recording? Help!!!! BTW, I'm using a Sound Blaster Live Value card and am currently recording Line-in, though I have tried micing it and loved the tone. (Not that this makes any difference, I just thought I'd mention it )
Thank you much!!
I'm using Acid ph1. I think it's an old precursor to all the Acid products that are out there now because I can't even find it on Sonic Foundry's web page.
The editor I'm using is Sound Forge XP 4.5. That's where the 'dynamics' effect is.
Acid ph1 is handy for its multitracking capabilities and the fact that it's got about 200 different drum loops to play around with, but I'm beginning to feel the pinch when it comes to mixing (and having to move back and forth between acid and sf xp. Do you have any experience with N-track? Is it a respectable mixing tool? Do you have to pay for all the good effects (I know you have to pay for the compressor plug-in)?
You mentioned the normalization and noise gates. How do these work? Do I apply the gate after normalizing, before, while recording? Help!!!! BTW, I'm using a Sound Blaster Live Value card and am currently recording Line-in, though I have tried micing it and loved the tone. (Not that this makes any difference, I just thought I'd mention it )
Thank you much!!