rbowser
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Normalize is broken - right? SOLVED
HA! The ultimate in easy fixes. Re-booted Sonar. When in doubt... YIKES! I didn't need to normalize a clip until today, about a week into using X3. As I've done for years, selected the clip, found Normalize in the Process menu, set it to -1 as is my habit, since full 100% can get ugly. But talk about ugly! The clip emerged a solid brick of peaked out noise! -- Tried again on the same clip, on other clips - sound was totally destroyed every time. This is a known issue, or am I being weird again with my X3 questions? Randy
post edited by rbowser - 2014/04/21 19:21:28
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gcolbert
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Re: Normalize is broken - right?
2014/04/21 19:05:14
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Works OK for me. I use it pretty regularly. Possibly your track just does not have any dynamic range?
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Re: Normalize is broken - right?
2014/04/21 19:10:32
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Working relatively fine on my end, and I've been using it quite a bit the last couple of weeks. Occasionally, it will not recognize that a peak wasn't slip-edited and do nothing (or make the clip softer) thus making me undo and bounce to clip, but no problems with distorting when increasing the gain.
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Re: Normalize is broken - right?
2014/04/21 19:12:48
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Not every audio is going to do well with normalize. One reason is the answer above. Also too much dynamics can also not work well.
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Anderton
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Re: Normalize is broken - right?
2014/04/21 19:21:04
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I just did about 70 normalization/gain change operations on mono vocal tracks over the weekend without anything unexpected.
What happens if you trim the clip first prior to normalizing?
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Re: Normalize is broken - right?
2014/04/21 19:25:51
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It now says "solved." What solved it?
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rbowser
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Re: Normalize is broken - right?
2014/04/21 19:26:26
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Thank you all for super fast replies - It was one of those mysterious temporary glitches. It was making solid peaked out bricks - beyond space distortion. I closed the project, closed Sonar - Opened again, Normalize worked fine and as expected again. If every issue could be solved so easily! I should have tried a re-boot before running to the Forum.  Randy
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Re: Normalize is broken - right?
2014/04/21 19:37:37
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☄ Helpfulby bayoubill 2014/04/22 00:05:57
First line of defense with mystery issues: close project and re-open.
Second line of defense: close Sonar and re-open.
Third line of defense: re-boot Windows.
Fourth line of defense: Go to the forums, and hope scook, brundlefly, bitflipper, etc. is online.
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rbowser
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Re: Normalize is broken - right?
2014/04/21 19:43:07
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Anderton
First line of defense with mystery issues: close project and re-open.
Second line of defense: close Sonar and re-open.
Third line of defense: re-boot Windows.
Fourth line of defense: Go to the forums, and hope scook, brundlefly, bitflipper, etc. is online.
Absolutely, Mr. A. As I said, I should have re-booted Sonar first before posting. I'll tryyyyy to be better, I promise.  Randy
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Re: Normalize is broken - right?
2014/04/21 23:00:09
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Hey, we're all in this together. People will read your post and go "hmmm, maybe i should try re-booting Sonar to solve my current mystery problem" and you will have saved them so grief.
Remember, the people who don't have problems usually aren't here. They're off making music.
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Re: Normalize is broken - right?
2014/04/21 23:36:36
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Randy, how long has the current install of your OS been running? A year? Longer?
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Re: Normalize is broken - right?
2014/04/21 23:45:42
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Is there a shortcut key for Normalization? I feel like it takes too long to get it at the top dropdown process menu
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Re: Normalize is broken - right?
2014/04/22 00:56:28
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bobgassert
Is there a shortcut key for Normalization? I feel like it takes too long to get it at the top dropdown process menu
Check out this thread.
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