Some people seem to complain about their sound because distant noises are to silent and powerful explosions are too loud. So they wish for it to sound all so samey like pop music since the 90s. Well, I knew a trick of doing exactly that but forgot it because it would be undesirable for sane people. I remebered it however...
It's really easy, just use Preamp: 40 dB inside your config.
Now Windows will try increasing the volume by 40 dB, however, it will also protect the audio from clipping, so already loud noises won't be increased nearly as much as more silent ones. You can then use the Windows volume slider to decrease it back to an appropiate level and ta-da: perfect way of ruining the dynamic range of your audio!
Here some compression examples going from DR10 and even DR16 down to DR6, YEY!
Sorry for my sarcasm... have fun pumping!
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This may ruin music, but that is not the only thing we listen to. I am here trying to find a way to reduce the dynamic range in my meetings. Some people's speaking volume and/or mic volume result in very low levels, while at the same time, others come blasting through 20dB louder. I'm trying to find a way to at least reduce the difference, even if I can't eliminate it. I'll try this out. Thanks Matt.
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Thanks Fabo. My audio driver does not have a compressor. I tried using mbprocess, but it is only 32bit (why must there be these silly incompatibilities??). I tried installing 32bit E-APO, but it refused to install on Win10. I looked into other options like Element, but I don't want have to go to CommCollege to become a recording engineer. I am limited on this work laptop. I don't want to be installing all sorts of strange drivers and virtual audio devices that are practically guaranteed to mess something up. I have E-APO up and running, so I was hoping I could use a native filter, or drop in a plugin like mbprocess. But nope.
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Hi Alexis--
This is for work meetings, so I'm not going to pay even $20 out-of-my-pocket for jBridge :). Sorry to be asking for solutions, and so cheap at the same time.
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you can just leave the slider to auto. fast might work better.
rise left knob until voices are close enough, right is to make it louder because the more you compress the quieter things become
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MJUCjr is pretty weak for my application. It just doesn't have much impact when I flip it on/off. I'm sure it's great for the intended application (recording drums, or whatever). But not for my usage. I'm basically looking for a robot to turn the volume up and down based on the level of the currently speaking person.
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Oops. I got to MJUCjr first. I have it installed and working. Let me try it tomorrow and I'll let you know. I'll also check out Optron. Thanks again Fabo!!
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Optron 3A is a dreaded 32bit dll :(. I think the Intel Core architecture is well into our rear-view window. I don't understand why people are still targeting 32bit compiles (or at least not providing both). I guess it's time to get off my butt and write an open source one. There isn't a compressor here, but there are plenty of examples I could use as starting points. Learning RUST has been on my TODO list (I've read tutorials, but never actually wrote anything). https://github.com/webprofusion/OpenAudio
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Hi Juha--
It would probably work as a 64bit VST socket. But I don't see anything that resembles a native compressor in the GUI shot. Since I already have E-APO working, I really wanted to use it as the socket. BANANA looks kind of intimidating :). Given past bad experiences with Windows audio configuration, I'm trying to keep things as simple as I can. Thanks Juha!
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Some people seem to complain about their sound because distant noises are to silent and powerful explosions are too loud. So they wish for it to sound all so samey like pop music since the 90s. Well, I knew a trick of doing exactly that but forgot it because it would be undesirable for sane people. I remebered it however...
It's really easy, just use
Preamp: 40 dBinside your config.Now Windows will try increasing the volume by 40 dB, however, it will also protect the audio from clipping, so already loud noises won't be increased nearly as much as more silent ones. You can then use the Windows volume slider to decrease it back to an appropiate level and ta-da: perfect way of ruining the dynamic range of your audio!
Here some compression examples going from DR10 and even DR16 down to DR6, YEY!
Sorry for my sarcasm... have fun pumping!
The greatest decision! Thank you very much! :-)
i use mbprocess
Windows has a built in limiter?
Some audio device drivers have.
Last edit: Peter Verbeek 2021-10-27
This may ruin music, but that is not the only thing we listen to. I am here trying to find a way to reduce the dynamic range in my meetings. Some people's speaking volume and/or mic volume result in very low levels, while at the same time, others come blasting through 20dB louder. I'm trying to find a way to at least reduce the difference, even if I can't eliminate it. I'll try this out. Thanks Matt.
don't do this. use a compressor. many windows audio drivers actualy have one under "audio enhancement"
Thanks Fabo. My audio driver does not have a compressor. I tried using mbprocess, but it is only 32bit (why must there be these silly incompatibilities??). I tried installing 32bit E-APO, but it refused to install on Win10. I looked into other options like Element, but I don't want have to go to CommCollege to become a recording engineer. I am limited on this work laptop. I don't want to be installing all sorts of strange drivers and virtual audio devices that are practically guaranteed to mess something up. I have E-APO up and running, so I was hoping I could use a native filter, or drop in a plugin like mbprocess. But nope.
Hello Myles Prather mbprocess also works in 64bits but you have to use it with jbridge and BC PatchWork VST its sound is impressive as it processes it
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Hi Alexis--
This is for work meetings, so I'm not going to pay even $20 out-of-my-pocket for jBridge :). Sorry to be asking for solutions, and so cheap at the same time.
try Klanghelm MJUC Jr.
don't know it but it looks simple to use and is free
you can just leave the slider to auto. fast might work better.
rise left knob until voices are close enough, right is to make it louder because the more you compress the quieter things become
MJUCjr is pretty weak for my application. It just doesn't have much impact when I flip it on/off. I'm sure it's great for the intended application (recording drums, or whatever). But not for my usage. I'm basically looking for a robot to turn the volume up and down based on the level of the currently speaking person.
found another: Optron 3A
try that one first
Oops. I got to MJUCjr first. I have it installed and working. Let me try it tomorrow and I'll let you know. I'll also check out Optron. Thanks again Fabo!!
Optron 3A is a dreaded 32bit dll :(. I think the Intel Core architecture is well into our rear-view window. I don't understand why people are still targeting 32bit compiles (or at least not providing both). I guess it's time to get off my butt and write an open source one. There isn't a compressor here, but there are plenty of examples I could use as starting points. Learning RUST has been on my TODO list (I've read tutorials, but never actually wrote anything). https://github.com/webprofusion/OpenAudio
Have you tried if Voicemeeter BANANA works for this task?
Hi Juha--
It would probably work as a 64bit VST socket. But I don't see anything that resembles a native compressor in the GUI shot. Since I already have E-APO working, I really wanted to use it as the socket. BANANA looks kind of intimidating :). Given past bad experiences with Windows audio configuration, I'm trying to keep things as simple as I can. Thanks Juha!