Volume

The Volume command alters the volume of an audio selection.

Increasing the volume of a selection

1.Open the Voiceover.pca file.

2.Create a selection containing the word “Wow.”

3.From the Process menu, choose Volume. The Volume dialog is displayed.

4.From the Preset drop-down list, choose 6 dB boost (200%) and click OK. The specified boost is applied to the selection.

5.Play the file. The “Wow” data clips and distorts upon playback.

Exercise caution when using the Volume command. Unlike Normalize, Volume performs no pre-processing scans and offers no options for clipping audio data.

Create a selection

Audio following volume increase

Note: When audio data is clipped, it cannot be restored by performing a second Volume operation. The initial Volume operation must be undone.

Volume control

The Volume dialog contains only one control: Gain. The Gain fader determines the new volume of a selection. Negative decibel values decrease the selection’s volume, while positive decibel values increase the selection’s volume.

Note: A value of -Inf. corresponds to mute (0%).

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