Also what bit file should I bring into har-bal...24bit , 32bit float ?
By the way, I get this massage when I have samplitude open an open a file (using I different audio card) "debugging is not supported" and then the program closes.
Thank you...
New custumer...question?
New custumer...question?
I just bought Har-bal today.. congrats this is a great program. question I mix in "samplitude" bring the file into har-bal then eq, little air, some limiting gain. so whats next after all of this to complite the mastering...
Also what bit file should I bring into har-bal...24bit , 32bit float ?
By the way, I get this massage when I have samplitude open an open a file (using I different audio card) "debugging is not supported" and then the program closes.
Thank you...
Also what bit file should I bring into har-bal...24bit , 32bit float ?
By the way, I get this massage when I have samplitude open an open a file (using I different audio card) "debugging is not supported" and then the program closes.
Thank you...
Re: New custumer...question?
Rogerrogermask wrote:I just bought Har-bal today.. congrats this is a great program. question I mix in "samplitude" bring the file into har-bal then eq, little air, some limiting gain. so whats next after all of this to complite the mastering...
Also what bit file should I bring into har-bal...24bit , 32bit float ?
By the way, I get this massage when I have samplitude open an open a file (using I different audio card) "debugging is not supported" and then the program closes.
Thank you...
Har-Bal does not like to share sound drivers. You need to close Samplitude before you open Har-Bal or you can check to see if there is a setting in Samplitude that allows you to release the driver when you are not playing a file. Wavelab allows for this option. This way you can have have both applications open at the same time.
Cheers
Earle
"so whats next after all of this to complite the mastering..."
I'd say that you are nearly finished, assuming that you've done everything correctly - and that is purely subjective.
The only other step I do after what you've done is to bring the Har-Balized file into an 'editor' (i.e., Pro Tools) to clean up the front, create a fade out or other edits. You may be able to do this with Samplitude, too.
If you do keep your audio files at 24-bit, 48 kHz (or higher) you'll need to dither down to to 16-bit/44.1 kHz to create a useable CD for manufacture or for your mom - whoever your audience is.
This is one other thing that I do in ProTools as a final step. Some CD creator programs can do this sample conversion down to 16-bit/44.1 kHz for you.
Once you have 16-bit/44.1 kHz audio files you just assemble in a CD burning program.
I'd say that you are nearly finished, assuming that you've done everything correctly - and that is purely subjective.
The only other step I do after what you've done is to bring the Har-Balized file into an 'editor' (i.e., Pro Tools) to clean up the front, create a fade out or other edits. You may be able to do this with Samplitude, too.
If you do keep your audio files at 24-bit, 48 kHz (or higher) you'll need to dither down to to 16-bit/44.1 kHz to create a useable CD for manufacture or for your mom - whoever your audience is.
This is one other thing that I do in ProTools as a final step. Some CD creator programs can do this sample conversion down to 16-bit/44.1 kHz for you.
Once you have 16-bit/44.1 kHz audio files you just assemble in a CD burning program.
asio driver..
Thanks guys for your replay. I do have another question when I use de "asio driver" on any of audio cards I get some pops and crackles with the Yamaha i88 or my M-audio delta. I can only use the "multimedia driver " theres any work aroun for this...Thank you
Asio problems
I do have the lates drives on both of my cards and I dont get any pops an any other program..like samplitude, sonar... thank you
Roger,
What is the buffer size settings in your ASIO drivers? It sounds as though they may be too small for Har-Bal to handle without keeping up with data thoughput. I have an M-Audio Audiophile and it will happily run using a buffer size of 768 samples.
Another thing to check is the GUI animation stuff in windows (ie. fading menus etc). This "rubbish" eats up a lot of CPU when it happens and this may also cause this sort of a problem with small buffer sizes. I always have that screen animation stuff turned off.
Finally, some graphics cards and graphics drivers have been known to interfere with sound cards depending on how they're configured. Don't know a great deal about this so can't really give any advice. Just pointing it out as a possibility to look into.
Regards,
Paavo.
What is the buffer size settings in your ASIO drivers? It sounds as though they may be too small for Har-Bal to handle without keeping up with data thoughput. I have an M-Audio Audiophile and it will happily run using a buffer size of 768 samples.
Another thing to check is the GUI animation stuff in windows (ie. fading menus etc). This "rubbish" eats up a lot of CPU when it happens and this may also cause this sort of a problem with small buffer sizes. I always have that screen animation stuff turned off.
Finally, some graphics cards and graphics drivers have been known to interfere with sound cards depending on how they're configured. Don't know a great deal about this so can't really give any advice. Just pointing it out as a possibility to look into.
Regards,
Paavo.
Asio
Thank you Paavo for your response. I have the same audio card as yours... audiophile and I change it to 768 and it work fine now.
Im doing a ten song production for a client. my mixes are putty good mix in samplitude after I do some tweaking and har-bal sounds much much better. I read the tutorial in har-bal but I dint see that you guys mention anything about using a loudness maximizer after all the changes in har-bal... is that necessary?
Rogermask
The option to use a loudness maximizer is up to you. It should really be dependent on the genre of music you are mastering.
Har-Bal has a built in limiter so you can either use a reference track and use the match loudness feature or check the average RMS and decide just how loud you want it to be.
Cheers
Earle
Im doing a ten song production for a client. my mixes are putty good mix in samplitude after I do some tweaking and har-bal sounds much much better. I read the tutorial in har-bal but I dint see that you guys mention anything about using a loudness maximizer after all the changes in har-bal... is that necessary?
Rogermask
The option to use a loudness maximizer is up to you. It should really be dependent on the genre of music you are mastering.
Har-Bal has a built in limiter so you can either use a reference track and use the match loudness feature or check the average RMS and decide just how loud you want it to be.
Cheers
Earle