Sound Problems

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The sound on my PC sounds compressed almost like there is a volume limiter on it (which there isnt). I notice it more when using FL Studio on playback and even when I 'render' to an mp3 file. As you listen to a track the sound comes and goes and becomes more noticable when the sound builds / gets louder. Could it something to do with the processor and its abilty to process sound?

Any help greatly appreciated
 
Check to see that you have not got a plug-in compressor somewhere in FL's output path.
 
And we're assuming that you actually have a decent amount of headroom on the 2-buss...?
 
If the OP is using the stock sound card, its very possible there's some kind of DSP effects running on its output. They all tout these 'sound enhancing DSP processers' and bloated drivers / settings panels now. My sister's laptop came shipped with some awful multiband comp enabled by default to 'enhance movie playback through laptop speakers'. Hmm...


...or it could just be awful components and DA converters which don't like running out of headroom.
 
Card

Hi , thanks for the feedback so far.
Just to say my pc is using a Creative Blaster X-fi sound card

thanks
 
Buss

How can I find out how much headroom i have on my 2 Buss??????
 
If you're listening to already commercial music (not your own), then
you can't really look at the headroom. Look up the manual for default
settings on your soundcard, or route around the sound card control
panel to see if anything is there that shouldn't be.

I'd a similar problem a while ago. Everything I bounced out of Pro Tools
was sounding as it should, then a large reduction on high-end and high-
mids when played through my sound card. Took me a while to cop that
the graphic eq on the soundcard wasn't flat. It's possible you might have
a similar problem.

If all else fails, if there's a graphic eq built into your sound card, try
reducing the pre-amp and turning up the speakers.
 
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