[LAU] Drum samples

[Edgar Aichinger]

Am Montag 08 September 2008 schrieb Grammostola Rosea:
> Dave Phillips wrote:
> > Grammostola Rosea wrote:
> >   
> >> I tried to make an gig of the G&S Custom Work Drum Kit Sample Library, 
> >> but the Cymbals have a very weak sound (not loud). Is it possible to 
> >> make it better with gigedit?
> >>
> >>   
> >>     
> > Use a soundfile editor (Audacity, Snd, ReZound, etc) to adjust relative 
> > volume. Normalize or add gain, save it as a WAV, then load it into Gigedit
> >
> >
> >   
> Thanks. What does normalize?

It looks for the loudest sample value in the file or block, calculates the 
factor between this and the highest possible value (representing 0dB), and 
then multiplies all sample values with this factor.

If you need it even louder you will have to apply compression, and normalize 
again.

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