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Discussion on Adjusting and Checking Loudness in VPX11 The Peak Meter in the Mixer of VPX is difficult to work with for any accuracy; there is no indication of actual levels other than the blinking or steady lights. Finding peaks and knowing the

SOUND FORGE

6 answers, most recent on 2/3/2020

RE: Sound Forge 8 to Sound Forge Pro 13 questions before I upgrade?

Welcome to the Magix Sound Forge community @james-s2596 To elaborate on what James-Lo previously stated I just wanted to check that Sound Forge Pro 13 can still drag and drop over files and 'mix' 'paste' etc and merge files on top of each other to

Photostory

2 answers, most recent on 12/5/2019

RE: Combining soundtrack audio and video segment audio

@Reginald-Lewis I formalized the tutorial and added a bit that may interest you about ducking or damping: and you may wish to look at the other one, Tutorial 070 on my YT channel. John CB

Movie Studio

31 answers, most recent on 11/24/2019

RE: Can't Move Objects freely - they keep snapping to points

Hi Ray My Panasonic VR is set at 1080/50. I make occasional videos for YouTube of guitar tips, demos, etc. and in common with many others I don't use the video camera's sound track except for when I'm speaking. (Poor quality for music, unwanted room

Movie Studio

195 answers, most recent on 2/12/2026

RE: Any problems to expect if upgrading CPU/MB/ and operating system?

@johnebaker @CubeAce And here are the 2 for Music Maker - Control and Performer: About adjusting for music, whether or not you have MEP or VPX, it's still a chore. I'm trying to put music to a 25 minute video using Magix Soundpool loops in

Video Pro X

16 answers, most recent on 10/29/2019

RE: VPX11 Patch 17.0.2.47

Hi Glenn, Could you please explain? Right now there are object and track level volume adjustments. How else would you implement ducking if you don't adjust the volume curve? John CB I am back with 16.0.2.322Never saw an easy way to vary the volume

Video Pro X

16 answers, most recent on 10/29/2019

RE: VPX11 Patch 17.0.2.47

@Glenn-Woiler Hi Glenn, Could you please explain? Right now there are object and track level volume adjustments. How else would you implement ducking if you don't adjust the volume curve? John CB

Video Pro X

16 answers, most recent on 10/29/2019

RE: VPX11 Patch 17.0.2.47

@devil Hi, Yes, "ducking" is the correct term. I wish that Magix would change this in their manual. Each time I have searched I have looked for "ducking" not "damping." For anyone else reading this and for completeness, there are more ways to

Video Pro X

16 answers, most recent on 10/29/2019

RE: VPX11 Patch 17.0.2.47

@devil Hi, Yes, "ducking" is the correct term. I wish that Magix would change this in their manual. Each time I have searched I have looked for "ducking" not "damping." For anyone else reading this and for completeness, there are more ways to adjust

Video Pro X

16 answers, most recent on 10/29/2019

RE: VPX11 Patch 17.0.2.47

Thanks, John. I'm beginning to see some light through the mist, with your help. I attach the graphic where I failed last time. However, thanks to your help, it is not quite so relevant here now, mainly because you have shown me about using the

Video Pro X

16 answers, most recent on 10/29/2019

RE: VPX11 Patch 17.0.2.47

Thanks muchly, John. I'm not too bothered about the terminology, ducks are usually damp, anyway! 😃 I admit that I was unaware of the 'damping' (Alt+L) feature; I looked at the manual and found only the 'ducking' one. This feature is also the final

Video Pro X

16 answers, most recent on 10/29/2019

RE: VPX11 Patch 17.0.2.47

@devil Hi, The changes are in my first post. I have no problem using the 'damping' feature, not ducking (same thing but VPX terminology) on a wave or ogg file. Right-click on it (or Alt+L) brings up the dialogue box for Automatic volume damping of

Video Pro X

16 answers, most recent on 10/29/2019

RE: VPX11 Patch 17.0.2.47

Installed the update but haven't a clue what improvements are on it. Am disappointed that there is no improvement in the 'ducking' feature, which is next to useless because it cannot use a WAV or other audio file, only on-line sound.

Movie Studio

26 answers, most recent on 6/1/2019

RE: Question about volume & sounds

@Mitch-way06 Hi As @CubeAce has said there are too many variables and @yvon-robert is correct in setting the peak level to -6 dB, however there some considerations/steps to take into account/do - I works as follows: Normalise all audio for both

Audio Cleaning Lab

5 answers, most recent on 5/28/2019

RE: What sampling frequencies & bit depths are supported in new version?

@steveunkles @steveunkles Hi Steve, Definitely try it out first. My 30 day trial has come and gone. I'm still debating on whether or not to upgrade. I have the same version of AML Premium as you, I believe: 22.2.0.53. Here is the list of

Movie Studio

5 answers, most recent on 3/3/2019

RE: Audio Cleaning for Dummies

Hi George, See this post, currently being commented upon. I don't know of anything that can simply describe it all, since audio is a vast subject and the recordings and problems with them are varied. If you have some video clips with sound that you

Movie Studio

26 answers, most recent on 11/21/2019

RE: Rendering Time

The video output, rendered with all GPU-acceleration options "checked", is perceptibly different [GPU-accelerated encodes tend to have a 'leather-y' look to them due to quantization, etc] Last year I was looking into using HW GPU for video

ACID

19 answers, most recent on 9/11/2020

RE: Acid Pro 8 (SideChain) Feature Request

I think sidechaining may come together with vst3 support, I'm affraid not for vst2. Right now there is a workaround. It requires a little investement. Guys - get yourself DDMF Metaplugin. It comes with additional vsts: "send it" and "receive it".

Movie Studio

12 answers, most recent on 3/7/2018

RE: Copied sound clip louder than original!

....Re general enquiry edit - which part is that? That was just the extra sentence "Come to that, when should I hear anything from those speakers with any source?". My audio aspirations are very primitive! Decades ago my PC acquired what is

Movie Studio

12 answers, most recent on 3/7/2018

RE: Copied sound clip louder than original!

Hi Terry . . . . Never seen that mono/stereo point mentioned in the specs I have . . . . The specs that come with the mic and on the AKG site are not explicit, however I did find more information which states that it is a single capsule mono

Movie Studio

5 answers, most recent on 12/23/2017

RE: Sound tracks going mute after video clip transitions / edges

Hi If you look at the image below, as you have said the tick green line indicated by red arrow is the auto ducking curve, however the audio clip shown also has a volume curve applied visble in the region between the tip of the red arrow and the blue

Movie Studio

5 answers, most recent on 12/23/2017

Sound tracks going mute after video clip transitions / edges

After I could bypass a previous problem with sound recording described in this thread, I have worked more on my sound, adding narration. I now encounter a different problem. Additional sound clips like music or the narration skip or go mute (during

Photostory

5 answers, most recent on 11/19/2017

RE: procedure for 'ducking'

To Browj2: II wanted to thank you. Last week was having trouble doing with what you call "ducking." I searched and found your 11/14/15 response to Kristen. It was so helpful I wanted to thank you (now I can't find that post). I have 2017 Photostory

Other products

2 answers, most recent on 2/23/2021

RE: SPECTRAL LAYERS FILTER IN AUDIO & MUSIC LAB PREMIUM: WORTH IT?

Hi, I am one that has been warning people, particularly those who had Audio Cleaning Lab and wanted to upgrade when a newer version was released, that Magix created two version - Audio Cleaning Lab (ACL) and Audio & Music Lab Premium (AML). The