First of all, I must ramble:

I was very upset that my new TL would not play MP3's. However, upon using wavelab to make DVD-A's, I can fit 8-9 albums on each DVD-A at full sound quality (I just copy the .Wav files over.) This has appeased me. I can now consolidate all my Caselogic CD folders that I had in my previous car.

On to my question:

How can I control the Gain (volume) for one clip and for an entire DVD-A project. Some DVD-A's that I make are so quiet that I have to have my volume up around 20 while others are audible at a volume level of 10.

Is there an easy way to do this from the Montage window?

 

I cant see paying $600 for software...thats a lot

 

I'm still trying to get familiarized with the software... I just installed it last nite...

 

paying for software bwhahahaha wow you are out of the loop.

 

Here you go. This works great for normalizing the volume and doesn't increase the file size.

The Meta Normalizer, found on the Edit view : Special menu, is a special Montage version of the Batch plug-in processor with the same name that is also included with WaveLab. The basic functionality is similar but instead of processing batched files, it processes clips. The processing is non destructive, i.e. it will not affect the source audio files.

The Meta Normalizer operates in two or three passes. It first analyses the peak or RMS levels on all clips in the Montage. Then it processes the clips according to the highest possible level found amongst the clips, so that they will all play back at equal peak or RMS levels. This is achieved by automatically adjusting the clips "Gain" setting in the clip list. Note that the gain level of a clip can either be amplified or reduced. The two purposes of the Meta Normalizer are to equalize the loudness between all clips (useful e.g. when producing a CD) and to ensure that the full mixdown of the Montage will never clip. Depending on how much the levels differ between clips, and the desired result, there are a number of options available to ensure that the applied processing optimizes the levels without clipping.

The audio path in WaveLab uses 32 Bit floating point processing. You can therefore "overload" it, i.e. use levels above 0 dB, without running the risk of causing digital signal clipping in the signal path. The only section of the audio path that can introduce clipping is the output of the Master Section, and this can also be taken care of by the Meta Normalizer.
Here you go. This works great for normalizing the volume and doesn't change the file size!!!

The Meta Normalizer dialog
Selecting the Meta Normalizer from the Edit view : Special menu opens a dialog where you can set up various options before applying the processing. The dialog is divided into two pages; "Settings" and "Schedule", which you can switch between by clicking on the appropriate tab at the top of the dialog. In the Settings dialog you specify how the clips will be processed, and in the Schedule dialog you set up options related to the performance of the processing (which always happens in the background).

For descriptions of the parameters, please use the help in the dialog.

When you have set-up the Meta Normalizer dialog, click the "Process" button to activate processing.

Processing happens in the background. You can go on working in WaveLab during the processing, although not in the Montage being processed.

 

Thank you so much!