(This was back in the 70s I know, the stone age of live sound!) With no subs and no real power to drive the system in an open space, the sound was thin, underpowered and just awful. I'm old enough to remember the first time my band did a live gig with our then-200 watt PA System. You also need a LOT more power, and overall better gear, because there's no reflections, and the sound dissipates astonishingly fast. Perhaps I'm stretching the question posed with this analogy, but in my experience, live sound in a truly open, uncluttered space was always more rewarding for me as a mix engineer, as were the live shows I've attended done by others. It almost always sounds better than in an enclosed space (Uusally a hockey rink or a football stadium. Perhaps I wasn't clear in making my point that live sound in an OPEN space overall is usually better sounding and a lot more fun. Still, I dunno if I would want to mix and/or master CDs outside, on any kind of regular basis: Wind! Rain! Snow! Sunburn! Frostbite! Bugs! Critters! :twisted: All the EQ and DSP made sense in this case no mud, no slaps from the side walls or ceilings, and the subs seemed to work better as well. There was no ceiling or hard reflective surface to muck up the sound, and aside from the crowd behind me, the sound just went on (and out) seemingly forever. I once heard Dream Theater and ELP at Jones Beach in NY, and the sound was among the best I've ever heard anywhere, period, due to a great sound system, talented engineers behind the board, and overall great (dry, outdoor) acoustics. If everything else is done correctly and it's a good robust system, tuned and in shape, it sounds great. I've heard (and done) some of the best live gigs ever at smallish outdoor venues with no walls or ceilings. (If it's too big a venue, then wind and temp differences can do bizarre things to the mix as well.)
The equivalent to this is live sound reinforcement done outdoors not sheds, and definitely NOT 100K people in a soccer stadium with its own zip code, but something more sane, perhaps 5-10K people in an open, uncovered arena. It might be fun as an experiment, but not something you'd want to do with any regularity. (There will also be wind, birds, cars, etc., I'm sure, unless you live on the moon or something.)Īlthough the world's best speakers are tested in anechoic chambers, I wouldn't recommend it in general. (^ that's not a hijack, it'll benefit us all if I can find it to make it one drag and drop job.If you're truly outside, with no reflections whatsover aside from the gear and the ground beneath your feet, then you're ALMOST at the equivalent of an anechoic chamber.
anyone know how to go through the ffmpeg output and auto select that "3.2" number then send it to the second file (or down the line in one cmd file)?Įverything I've tried (from the various techy forums) has not worked. Of course, edit the bitrate to suit yourself.Īnd. Remux with mkvtoolnix, delete original audio, select my new mp3. Mux out the audio to mka with mkvtoolnix.ĭrop xyz.mka onto the second cmd (my first file used)Įdit the top cmd line to have the right number dB, save file max_volume: -3.2db becomes 3.2 in that top cmd file (nb, they are both cmd files that you drag and drop the film or audo mka file onto. Just copy the number af6ter "max_volume", without the minus sign.