Preset for 50/50 Christian talk/eclectic music?

[quote author=beej6 link=topic=5612.msg19724#msg19724 date=1548152496]Thanks Jesse G![/quote]
You're welcome 🙂 <3

[quote author=beej6 link=topic=5612.msg19724#msg19724 date=1548152496]
So far I've mostly stuck with JG Modern, tweaked recently and simply by lowering clip drive by just 0.25. Thanks Jesse G!
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Hi, where I find the tool for lowering the clip drive????

Thanks!!!!

[quote author=beej6 link=topic=5612.msg19805#msg19805 date=1550969640]
Audio Processor > Final > Final Clip Drive. This amateur's advice is to write down the default setting for whichever preset you are modifying; as you might expect, each preset is set at a particular Clip Drive level.
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Thanks beej6!!!!

You can also hold your mouse over the slider/setting, and a yellow popup will tell you what the "backup setting" (original setting) is.

You can also compare two different presets, with the "Diff Preset" option in the load preset pages. This will set all of the "backup" settings in the currently loaded presets to the same settings that the preset loaded into "Recall Backup" has, and of course turn the sliders/buttons/etc text yellow if they have changed.

[quote author=beej6 link=topic=5612.msg20044#msg20044 date=1556552384]
For any preset: If I find that a particular setting works well for music, but spoken word seems a bit harsh (a bit too much high end), what adjustments would you suggest I make to the preset?
I usually back off the Final Clip Drive, and turn down treble.
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It depends on the nature of the harshness in the speech I suppose. Especially if you're only comparing 1-2 sources of speech, and not… many, like on a for-profit station's advertising on a typical day. Backing off drive and turning down is one way. The speed of the processing can also be another way, if the harshness is more-so being caused by the processing acting too fast on the speech, which can also make speech sound less natural in a hurry (no pun intended).

Experiment with things 🙂 try a combination of things when you get the hang of how each approach moves toward your goals, and you'll know what blend of each type of change you need to get there.

For FM/AM mainly, lowering the "Brilliance" control in "Enhance" page … just lowering it a smidge… can usually get the treble to sound less stressed/pushed without sacrificing the peak loudness of the high treble.

The other thing to be careful of with speech you want to keep more natural is to not have a combination of fast multiband, with high range multiband. That can allow the multiband to increase the amount of treble a lot very quickly.

Food for thoughts 🙂

[quote author=beej6 link=topic=5612.msg20099#msg20099 date=1557336097]Thank you Jesse! I am not at a point where I am messing with the speed and ranges of multibands… yet 🙂 [/quote]
Well it's only two knobs, if you're ever feeling a little adventurous. 🙂 The range, and how much the highest band is using, are relatively easy to see on the processing meters. Basically get a general idea for where most of the bands are sitting at, especially in the mid range. Then compare how much of a difference there can be with the highest frequency band. If there's more of a difference (between mids and highs) happening than normal, while the sensations of being harsh are happening at the same time, then it could possibly be fixed (in part?) by reducing the range. Worth trying the speed, as well as adjusting the "Brilliance" knob in "Enhance" page down to see if that helps over-all without muffling the sound "too much".

It really does just take a little playing around to see how something reacts, and setting it back, trying another thing, hearing what that does, setting it back…. basically like seeing what colors you have on a pallet. Once you see what colors you have … then you can start to paint. =)