Dave Perry Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Probably not the right place for this, but I'm sure you chaps will point me in the right direction. We have to send out 'non-technical' field workers to make short recordings in potential recording environments (hotel rooms, offices etc). They'll have a Windows laptop and a UMIK usb mic. Is there a simple way piece of software that 'locks' the record input gain, OR is there a piece of software that includes record gain info within metadata? Cheers DP Link to comment
PeterSt Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Are you Dave Perry for real, or ? Anyway, just in case others too don't get it really, what would be "record gain info within metadata" ? Metadata of what ? Of previous sessions ? of offices in general ? Could this be for gaming scenario's indeed ? Sorry if I'm thick or too unknowledged. Peter Lush^3-e Lush^2 Blaxius^2.5 Ethernet^3 HDMI^2 XLR^2 XXHighEnd (developer) Phasure NOS1 24/768 Async USB DAC (manufacturer) Phasure Mach III Audio PC with Linear PSU (manufacturer) Orelino & Orelo MKII Speakers (designer/supplier) Link to comment
AlainGr Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Peter, I think he means the "Replay Gain" that (for example) one can apply to a FLAC file, to "normalize" (not the right word though) the sound levels of a track, or within an album... Alain Link to comment
PeterSt Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Is there a simple way piece of software that 'locks' the record input gain, OR is there a piece of software that includes record gain info within metadata? Thinking of it again ... If you record something, this requires a certain amount of gain (of the microphone). This is of course in relation to the microphone, the amplifier (at least I think it is) and of course the loudness of the sounds to capture. Why no incorporate that in the recorded file itself ? (no idea what to do with it, but I'm sure a dozen good reasons will exist) But it would require all the parameters (like microphone) to be recorded. Something like MQA perhaps ... (useless for this purpose, but to get the idea). Lush^3-e Lush^2 Blaxius^2.5 Ethernet^3 HDMI^2 XLR^2 XXHighEnd (developer) Phasure NOS1 24/768 Async USB DAC (manufacturer) Phasure Mach III Audio PC with Linear PSU (manufacturer) Orelino & Orelo MKII Speakers (designer/supplier) Link to comment
Dave Perry Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 Similar to Replay gain yes. Basically our field workers will be recording in Goldwave using DirectSound and a USB mic. So we've limited the gain stages but they could still adjust levels within the software. I'm looking for software or s a solution that locks them out, or includes what the microphonr gain setting was at time of recording D - not the real Dave Perry but have played MDK Link to comment
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