Is there a way i can limit the audio from going above a certain level. It's just i tend to have my headphones on all day and slowly i keep having to raise the volume higher, at the start of the day it's loud at level 22, by the end of the day i got to raise the volume to 60 for it to feel loud. Ears adjust constantly but i don't want to lose my hearing which is usually what happens to radio folks because they keep turning the volume up.
I Need the master volume to be capped at 20, like a lock so i can't raise it any higher throughout the day. I'm assuming there is no software for this.
What speakers are you using? Perhaps you could look into limiting the volume there, so that you can have it at 100% in Windows without it exceeding the volume that you now have at 20%.
I'm thinking along the lines of an inline volume adjuster that you just tuck away behind your desk or hotglue in a fixed position to stop you from adjusting it.
Right .. guess I wasn't really paying attention, otherwise I would have noticed that you were using headphones.
Well, that adjuster would still work. Plug it into the speaker jack at the back of the PC, glue the knob in position. If needed, you can always run a 3.5mm extension cable to where you want it to be for convenience.
I used to use this virtual audio cable (it's just a virtual router for audio) along with a VST hosting program. It basically allows you to route the windows default audio output through a VST program to process the sound. It can cause latency issues and other problems on some systems, but I was able to get it to work when i did streaming a lot. Here is a link to a site with instructions on how to set-up and what programs to get. I would reccomend to set this up then set a volume limiter plugin in the VST host. Specifically whats called a "brick wall limiter" it will hard cap the volume to never go over a certain level, and yes you could undo it, but it would be a pain in the ass once setup, so this might work for you. You could also use it to apply eq's, compressors, etc. and those may help with ear fatigue as well. I used to do A LOT of studio recording and mixing/mastering, and ear fatigue is a huge issue. You need to also use best practices and remove your headphones and give your ears a break for at least 10 min every hour.
You have helped me tremendously with this information. I'm gonna see if i could use fader ride type of plugin like waves vocal rider. I have been wanting to run all my audio through vst's for the longest. IF i start streaming i could add some sweet plugins to make my voice sound less annoying lol. The possibilities are endless. Why did you stop studio recording if you don't mind me asking?
Just throwing my 2 cents in FWIW. Equalizer APO has an adjustable preamp. Its meant to be a system wide EQ but would also work in this case for your needs. Peace GUI for Equalizer APO could also prove useful as the config for Equalizer APO is a text based system.
I was running my own little private studio out of my house and I just wasn't getting any business anymore, so I sold off a bunch of my stuff to fund a new epic PC (this was about 3 1/2 years ago.) I still play music from time to time but I just kinda slowly fell out of it. However if you or anyone else ever has questions about audio stuff hit me up. I really have this giant pile of knowledge and I don't really get to use it much anymore. I was also a Sonar Technician in the Navy for 5 years, so I learned a lot about the physics of sound in different mediums. It proved helpful to a small degree when i got into audio engineering. Glad my info could be of help.
Yeah i was a huge Presonus nut. They are located in Baton Rouge, LA about an hour from me and I was taught how to use compressors/limiters/eq etc by Rick Navqi the VP of sales for Presonus, because he was the guitarist for Fourty Day Fast a Christian band, and the lead singer was our music minister at the church I went to. That's how i started running sound for the church when i was 12 or 13. (32 now so I have a few years experience.) Then I became a guitar player and drummer as well later on.
Oh btw check out Melodyne http://www.celemony.com/en/melodyne/what-is-melodyne It is similar to Waves Vocal Rider and other pitch/timing correction vst's, only I find Melodyne to be way easier to use and way more versatile. I believe there is a free version which will give you basic pitch correction and some slight timing adjustment. For more stuff you gotta buy it, but I loved it. I had it included with my copy of Studio One 2 Professional (Presonus's DAW).
yeah you can adjust properties of individual audio clips, or by track, and you can pitch shift or time shift, but it's more for very small adjustments. For example I'd use that function when doing vocal doubling to thicken vocals or to enhance harmonies. Duplicate the track 2 times (3 tracks total) and hard pan one full left, another full right and the original centered. Then time delay one by about -5ms and the other about +5ms. The result is similar to a chorus effect but really thickens and widens vocals. For actual pitch and note correction say for a vocal track where the singer was flat or sharp, I'd use melodyne, but they are kinda partnered with Presonus, so it's an included vst that has integration into Studio One. So it's not like having a stand alone vst pop-up, it just works within the wav editor.
I never used Abelton myself. I started with Cool Edit Pro way back in the early 2000's and then it became what is Adobe Audition today. I stopped using it after Adobe bought them and I moved over to Apple and Pro Logic. I also used Pro Tools some but at that time you couldn't run pro tools software without dedicated pro tools hardware (very VERY expensive) Then Presonus popped on the scene with fire-wire and USB recording DAC's that were sub $1000. Then they dropped Studio One and I was hooked from the beginning. I think my first recording device was one of those 4 track tape decks with 1/4" inputs. Man those were the days. Hanging a Shure SM58 from a ceiling fan and recording in a bedroom with blankets hanging everywhere. LOL. Thanks man, I haven't revisited some of these memories in a long time.
Lol the days of hope and ambitions. There was a time i used egg cartons for sound proof until i was able to afford real sound proof foams all over. Alot of overthinking as well. I used to , this is maybe 6 years ago, i would manually line up the vox because of an input lag. Surely not as sophisticated as hanging a mic from a ceiling fan lol.
