BASIC AND ADVANCED SETUP OPTIONS

Advanced "Preparation Stage" Setup


After ripping from CD, TunePrepper's first task is to process the files according to the settings you've chosen in the Preparation Stage section of the TunePrepper™ interface.

Normalization Settings

The first process in this stage is normalization. Normalization increases the volume of your audio files so that their highest peaks all reach the same maximum volume. This process, which does NOT change the relative peaks within the files (it does not do compression or limiting), will not impact on the way the files "sound," other than to assure that volumes match up better when you transition from one file to the next during playback. Normalization is a very important step that should not be overlooked if you intend to use your audio files for broadcast.

By default, this feature is turned on. You can turn it off by unchecking it in the selection box, next to the word "Normalize."

You can adjust the maximum volume by changing the number shown in its text box to whatever percent of 0 dB (the loudest you can go without distortion) you want your peaks to be normalized to. It's generally advisable to keep the number in the text box close to 100%, but you can set it to whatever you like. By default the setting is 98%.


Trim Settings

Trim is the second process. Trim removes silence from the front and back of your audio files. You can tell TunePrepper™ to trim only absolute silence, or by adjusting the number in the text box, you can cause Trim to be more aggressive, also removing soft intros and outros, such as the long, trailing fade at the end of songs that is often too quiet to be heard well on the air. The default setting of 1.0 works well, trimming very soft passages and improving the transitions between songs. If you wish to make the Trim feature more or less aggressive, try increasing and decreasing the number until you arrive at something that works well for your situation.

By default, this feature is turned on. You can turn it off by unchecking it in the selection box, next to the word "Trim."

Note that Trim is the second process for a reason. By normalizing first, the songs are brought to their actual broadcast level, allowing Trim to consider the volumes they'll actually be broadcast at prior to doing its silence and near-silence trimming.



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