Let's say you have a mono or two track recording of a 2 hour live performance and you'd like to make the volume more consistent before resorting to limiting etc. Are there any automated levels riders that will do this automatically?
 
The idea of working by hand, diligently, through a two hour acoustic performance, to achieve what will ultimately become and "oh that was nice" reference recording is enough to get me to ask about some type of automation.
 
I looked at Melda's Auto volume, but it seems to rely on side chaining from another track or source. I need something that will simply ride the level just as someone would a volume fader to even out the entirety... before I limit the heck of it. :-)
 
Any suggestions?

If you've got MSpectralDynamics, you might want to try the method I described in the other thread, to capture the frequency curve at best sounding part of the song, and playing with the threshold to even things out. It compresses only frequencies that are above the threshold of the curve.

Thanks.
 
I am more interested in boosting low levels areas across a broad band.
 
I recorded in 16 bit and left lots of headroom as I did not know the material. The passages range from quiet solo piano to loud and aggressive ensemble. It was a large scale rehearsal, so there were lots of extraneous noises and stuff that preclude it from being a recording that will be used for much more than reference, hence my desire to avoid spending several hours with level adjusts.
 
What would seem ideal is some sort of offline process that could look ahead and see the quiet areas and bring them up to a set level.
 
I want to make the playback seem comfortable for casual listening on a modest system. The recording will be used for keeping track of big picture things and the dynamic range that exists at the moment requires to much attention as it varies from sensitive and quiet to explosively loud.
 
Thank you!
 
 

Maybe Hornet Auto Gain Pro?

Yeah, it looks like Hornet is worth a try.

I use RME auto level in the interface to automate level riding and loop back through a compressor for monitoring while tracking. This way I get good sounding zero latency tracks mixed while also recording the direct.

mike_mccue
I looked at Melda's Auto volume, but it seems to rely on side chaining from another track or source. I need something that will simply ride the level just as someone would a volume fader to even out the entirety... before I limit the heck of it. :-)

Did you try MAutoVolume? The side chain is an option. I believe the beginning of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRyBsvJwmYE&feature=youtu.be works directly with the audio track

I did not, but it was the first one I thought about.
 
Thank You.

The video answered all my questions.
 
Thanks!
 

After reading this, I would say Autogain Pro would work for you, I don't have MAutovolume, but I'm sure it would work also. Melda makes good stuff. Here's an Autogain Pro video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg1tmZzYcAI