Making multi-samples
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- KVRAF
- 2582 posts since 24 Apr, 2003 from Canada
If you have only one velocity layer I see no reason not to normalize. If you have a few velo layers probably still best to normalize and then mess about in the sampler. If you have BFD-like velo layers, you'll be probably recording under such perfect conditions with such great equipment that normalization won't be necessary.
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- KVRer
- 10 posts since 6 Feb, 2006 from LA/NY
true true.Usually I slap the sampled notes into my sampler of choice first, without any destructive normalizing, to see whether things will be fine or not.
Unfortunatly as with all music these days, samples are most impressive (at first) when they are as loud as they can be.
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- KVRian
- 1001 posts since 6 Sep, 2005 from london
I'm disagreeing with the notion that one shoudn't always normalize. Of course you should record them as hot as possible, but this is unlikely to mean that each and every sample peaks at -0.01db. therefore, in my opinion, it is worth just bringing them all into line with normalization, even if it's only boosting by half a db or so. It's just good professional practice. It will not degrade the sample, only slightly raise the noisefloor, which if you have recorded hot on a clean digital system, will not be an issue at all.pljones wrote:Um, what are you disagreeing with? If the original samples are as hot as possible, normalisation will do nothing (apart from maybe degrade the quality). Sacha also says that the sampler should do the simple scaling adjustments you're talking about.
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- KVRian
- 1001 posts since 6 Sep, 2005 from london
[quote="Jeremy_NSL" If you have BFD-like velo layers, you'll be probably recording under such perfect conditions with such great equipment that normalization won't be necessary.[/quote]
But it WILL be necessary - in order to use the sampler to apply a nice , even, controllable volume curve over the velocity layers. IMO velocity layers should always be normalized, and volume applied within the playback sampler. this will avoid any jumps in volume at the point where the layers switch.
But it WILL be necessary - in order to use the sampler to apply a nice , even, controllable volume curve over the velocity layers. IMO velocity layers should always be normalized, and volume applied within the playback sampler. this will avoid any jumps in volume at the point where the layers switch.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 67 posts since 16 Oct, 2005
The Reason samplers don't really have extended scaling sections for the levels but they do have volume control per keyzone so i think working with that will give me the best results then. Thanx for the feedback guys this helps me a lot!
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- KVRian
- 1001 posts since 6 Sep, 2005 from london
well, i would have said the opposite was true -synth waves tend to be very flat and even.