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Jay-Hancock wrote on 11/11/2006, 4:07 PM
That was this thread. And it does a lot more than just normalizing. If you want a "quick and dirty" tool that does a good job, it works quite well. I wouldn't suggest using it to compose any symphonies, but it does great in a pinch.
Laurence wrote on 11/11/2006, 4:42 PM
For simple normalizing:

A while back I mentioned on the Vegas Scripting forum that I wished there was a script that would automatically normalize any selected audio event. John Meyer responded by rewriting and posting (on that thread only) a modified version of the "normalize all" script which would do exactly what I requested. I like this script because I usually only want to normalize clips where someone is saying something that you want the viewer to understand. You don't want to normalize the B-Roll.

The thread is here:

http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=21&MessageID=466081

The script is in the second post. I use it on every project that I do. Thanks again John Meyer.
DavidSinger wrote on 11/11/2006, 6:05 PM
Original post asked for "fixing" which might be mistaken to mean "normalizing". I'm focused here on just the "fixing" part.

Audacity, a free tool with lots of fix-em-upers in it, is available here.

You do have to have an understanding of which tool is correct for the results you want.

For instance, I run Audacity on a laptop, throw in Cinescore theme loops (or any music for that matter), change their bpm to a common bpm and one that fits the visual hits, and write the result to a file to bring into Vegas. To me, changing the bpm of music/sound is just as important as cleaning up unwanted noise.

I am amazed at how closely the results sound like the original without pitch shifting or note-losing.

I am also amazed at how well unwanted sounds can be made to disappear with this program. However, I always try the Vegas tools first.
dibbkd wrote on 11/11/2006, 10:05 PM
Yep, that was it! The Levelator.

I've got it bookmarked now.

Thanks again!
Jay-Hancock wrote on 11/12/2006, 12:58 PM
David - I didn't try those, but it looks like some really interesting tools! I also would use the Sony tools first, but who can complain about free.

For Cinescore, at least, I wonder if changing bpm is part of how they fit to length your compositions.. I haven't tinkered with it enough to know that. And I know that the full Cinescore UI lets you change bpm on audio. Which of course you can do within Vegas.

Anyway, thanks for posting that.