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How good is the auto-gain feature?
Posted on: 23.08.2012 by Reagan Delamerced
I was using Platinum Notes to level my tracks but the process of reintegrating new files and re-doing tags was doing my head in. Lately I've just been letting Traktor set the gain on my tracks and allow the auto-gain feature to set it during mixes.

I was wondering what other people's experience is with Traktor's auto-gain, whether you trust it enough to play tracks live and if you don't, what are you doing to prep your tracks?

Cheers!
Adrian Zadrozny
28.08.2012
Originally Posted by brocklambert
It's pretty decent actually... you should always use your ears though to fine-tune. You can manually adjust the gain on each track as well, and then lock that gain so that it's spot on in the future.
How does one save the gain after you have modified it?
Teresia Janusch
27.08.2012
Originally Posted by mattmangrease
I don't believe autogain is technically any different than manually setting the gain.
adjusting the gain inside software is a layer of digital processing...where doing it on ur mixer (assuming external mixing) analog gain (depending on mixer of course)
Teresia Janusch
27.08.2012
Originally Posted by Lilac
I use MP3Gain religiously and I haven't heard any major degrades in audio quality.

Is that because I'm using MP3Gain or..?
why not just use the gain knob on ur mixer?
Desire Piedmont
24.08.2012
Originally Posted by djchriswoods.co.uk
disable it...it colours the audio
Really - what have you noticed?
Julian Ispas
24.08.2012
Originally Posted by brocklambert
It's pretty decent actually... you should always use your ears though to fine-tune. You can manually adjust the gain on each track as well, and then lock that gain so that it's spot on in the future.
Originally Posted by brocklambert
It's pretty decent actually... you should always use your ears though to fine-tune. You can manually adjust the gain on each track as well, and then lock that gain so that it's spot on in the future.
Doode i just bought a pair of V-moda Crossfade LP also, im in the process of burning it in. after 20 hours so far....it sounds pretty good. how do you like yours?
Reagan Delamerced
23.08.2012		I was using Platinum Notes to level my tracks but the process of reintegrating new files and re-doing tags was doing my head in. Lately I've just been letting Traktor set the gain on my tracks and allow the auto-gain feature to set it during mixes.

I was wondering what other people's experience is with Traktor's auto-gain, whether you trust it enough to play tracks live and if you don't, what are you doing to prep your tracks?

Cheers!
Adrian Zadrozny
28.08.2012
Originally Posted by brocklambert
It's pretty decent actually... you should always use your ears though to fine-tune. You can manually adjust the gain on each track as well, and then lock that gain so that it's spot on in the future.
How does one save the gain after you have modified it?
Teresia Janusch
27.08.2012
Originally Posted by mattmangrease
I don't believe autogain is technically any different than manually setting the gain.
adjusting the gain inside software is a layer of digital processing...where doing it on ur mixer (assuming external mixing) analog gain (depending on mixer of course)
Brunilda Kora
27.08.2012		I'm a BIG FAN of MP3Gain. I run absolutely EVERYTHING through it, set to 89dB.
Sally Walkowiak
27.08.2012		I don't believe autogain is technically any different than manually setting the gain.
Teresia Janusch
27.08.2012
Originally Posted by Lilac
I use MP3Gain religiously and I haven't heard any major degrades in audio quality.

Is that because I'm using MP3Gain or..?
why not just use the gain knob on ur mixer?
Desire Piedmont
27.08.2012		How is it different to manually adjusting the gain?
Latoria Kavulich
27.08.2012		mp3gain is non destructive, its the autogain in traktor you should steer away from.
Ossie Pooley
26.08.2012		I use MP3Gain religiously and I haven't heard any major degrades in audio quality.

Is that because I'm using MP3Gain or..?
Teresia Janusch
27.08.2012		colouring is maybe not the right term, but it does degrade the audio...native instruments got funktion one to test the full traktor system, and that what they found. keylock degrades it too (but thats way too handy), the worst offenders were auto gain and the limiter
Reagan Delamerced
25.08.2012		I've found that my issues with it are fairly consistent with the rest of yours. It's normally quite good but there's always the occasional track which needs to have the gain adjusted.

I haven't found any issues with it 'colouring' the audio though. I'm not sure what you mean by colouring, what's happening with your tracks. Could it be that your laptop/macbook is affecting it?

interFEAR
Latoria Kavulich
25.08.2012		Don't use autogain or platinum notes. my 2c
Desire Piedmont
24.08.2012
Originally Posted by djchriswoods.co.uk
disable it...it colours the audio
Really - what have you noticed?
Teresia Janusch
24.08.2012		disable it...it colours the audio
Julian Ispas
24.08.2012
Originally Posted by brocklambert
It's pretty decent actually... you should always use your ears though to fine-tune. You can manually adjust the gain on each track as well, and then lock that gain so that it's spot on in the future.
Originally Posted by brocklambert
It's pretty decent actually... you should always use your ears though to fine-tune. You can manually adjust the gain on each track as well, and then lock that gain so that it's spot on in the future.
Doode i just bought a pair of V-moda Crossfade LP also, im in the process of burning it in. after 20 hours so far....it sounds pretty good. how do you like yours?
Hanna Ridenbaugh
24.08.2012		Yeah I tried MP3 gain but it was annoying. The auto gain is ok but still fine tune occasionally, it's good practice if you ever use someone else's setup and don't have that feature like using vinyl or cdj's.
Harley Zitka
24.08.2012		It's pretty decent actually... you should always use your ears though to fine-tune. You can manually adjust the gain on each track as well, and then lock that gain so that it's spot on in the future.

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