S4 Recording Issue

[sincityjohn44]

S4 Recording Issue

Hey guys,
I’ve had my S4 since it came out, but have always been wondering about the sound quality of my recorded sets. I can hear them at full blast when I’m recording it.
Here is the kicker, when I burn my set to a CD or play it on my laptop, the sound is super low. Even if I turn it all the way up it’s not half as loud as when I recorded it.
Any ideas? Help? Suggestions?
Thank you.

[Waterfree]

Have you adjusted the gain for the record button? (top right in traktor)

[rgtb]

One thing is to adjust the gain of the audio recorder. Set the gain such that the level meter fully uses the available range but without clipping. (Whenever the level meter of the audio recorder goes into the red area you’re recording a hard-clipping signal. The info in the peaks that are clipped is irrecoverably lost.)

Another thing you can do is to run your recording (in WAV format) through something like Audacity. Select the entire recording (CRTL-A) and normalize the maximum amplitude to 0db (Effect → Normalize).

[photojojo]

@rgtb

One thing is to adjust the gain of the audio recorder. Set the gain such that the level meter fully uses the available range but without clipping. (Whenever the level meter of the audio recorder goes into the red area you’re recording a hard-clipping signal. The info in the peaks that are clipped is irrecoverably lost.)

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@rgtb

Another thing you can do is to run your recording (in WAV format) through something like Audacity. Select the entire recording (CRTL-A) and normalize the maximum amplitude to 0db (Effect → Normalize).

Actually you would amplify it first. If you have do not allow clipping checked in the amplify pop up Audacity will put everything to it’s max possible volume across the whole thing without clipping.

I always record my mixes at a lower volume and amplify late because like rgtb says you can’t fix clipping.

[rgtb]

@photojojo

Actually you would amplify it first. If you have do not allow clipping checked in the amplify pop up Audacity will put everything to it’s max possible volume across the whole thing without clipping.

For the purpose of amplifying a DJ set, I can’t see any difference between “Amplify” and “Normalize.” Normalize does amplify with the “Normalize amplitude to:” box checked.

The differences between those two effects are very subtle anyway (this article on the Audacity Wiki has all the details).

[photojojo]

@rgtb

For the purpose of amplifying a DJ set, I can’t see any difference between “Amplify” and “Normalize.” Normalize does amplify with the “Normalize amplitude to:” box checked.

The differences between those two effects are very subtle anyway (this article on the Audacity Wiki has all the details).

Just checked it and you sir are correct. I know I’ve done it that way before, but it didn’t have the same results so I must have done something wrong.

So to the OP disregard my earlier post as using normalize is the better way to go.