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TorS wrote on 10/17/2003, 8:10 AM
Better than Normalize: in Vegas, drop the Graphic Dynamics FX on the master channel (press Alt-3 to see the mixer). Set it to one of the compressing presets (such as 2:1, starting at -18dB). When you get to know the FX you will want to use it on each track, with varying settings perhaps.
Tor
dvddude wrote on 10/17/2003, 10:15 AM
If your're starting from a single source clip, for instance you dump a 60-minute DV tape into Vegas and then chop it up to edit it, you can right click on the audio tracks while they're still in one piece and select "Switches / Normalize." The settings for normalization are under Options somewhere but I think it defaults to -0.1db normalization.

This is also a handly approach if, say, you've recorded a TV program and want to remove the commercials. Normalize first, then chop out the unwanted parts. The resultant clips save the settings.

If you don't normalize first, you can go to each clip later and turn on the switch, but not only is that a pain, I assume (since Normalization in Vegas is strangely not a track-wide effect) that each clip will be norm'd to maximum, and that could sound nasty if you don't have very consistent source material.