Can someone help explain what the wave hammer surround FX does?

huskereurocat wrote on 1/7/2021, 5:19 PM

I started recording to the timeline with the Wave Hammer Surround FX and I need to know what this FX actually does. The reason being that with the setting in the pic below, Vegas Pro 18 crashes when I edit any of my recording. It sounds good in playback and seems to keep the peaks at a consistent level, but I can't edit anything on that track without the program CTD. I make a cut or two and move the clip into place, then during playback, the video in the preview viewer freezes and the audio keep playing and then all turns to not responding, turns white and the program crashes. I probably wouldn't use that FX, but I just found it and it makes a real difference in the sound reproduction. Can anyone help me out?

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Dexcon wrote on 1/7/2021, 6:54 PM

The audio tracks for your Vegas Pro project look to be stereo, not 5.1 surround sound. If audio is in fact 2.0 stereo, the problems that you are experiencing are likely caused by trying to use a 5.1 FX on stereo audio tracks. For stereo audio, use the Wave Hammer FX, not Wave Hammer Surround.

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mateuszszar wrote on 1/7/2021, 8:10 PM

It doesn't matter which one you use (stereo or 5.1). If your project is only STEREO, Wave Hammer Surround will work as a stereo.

Wave Hammer is just compressor.

rraud wrote on 1/8/2021, 10:01 AM

Wave Hammer is a two-stage compressor limiter. A compressor followed by a brick-wall limiter with auto make up gain and adjustable ceiling (volume maximizer).