QUESTION ABOUT OUTPUT LEVELS

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  • May 20, 2008 at 6:17 pm #73
    jimwms
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    As a 20+ year radio veteran, and a man on a lifelong search for the perfect Winamp DSP plugin, I was thrilled to find Breakaway. The "Radio Magic" preset does a great job. I was also looking for a way to process Skype audio, and now I can do that also. I was an early believer (and buyer) of Volume Logic, although Breakaway sounds cleaner to me.

    As a user of the ancient Gates Sta-level to the newest Orban stuff, I understand the principles involved in audio processing. Here is my question: Is there a way to back off on the output levels? I’m not talking about the output of the sound card, but the output of the Breakaway. I would rather leave the other parameters alone (including the input level) and back down the output slightly.

    Thanks,
    Jim

    May 25, 2008 at 6:38 am #4246
    Leif
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    Hi Jim!

    That is in fact precisely what the volume control in Breakaway does.

    It attenuates the signal using a high quality hf-shaped dithering algorithm, without modifying any sound card parameters.

    So, to accomplish what you’re asking for, just turn down the volume in Breakaway. 🙂

    ///Leif

    May 26, 2008 at 1:00 am #4247
    JesseG
    Member

    man, Gates Sta-Level user in the house… step aside people… VIP comin through. 😉 lol, seriously though, that’s some old and revolutionary at the time hardware. 🙂 1956 wasn’t it? With the Level Devil in 1959?

    Anyways… glad to have some people around who not only know… but have experienced some real history. 😀

    May 27, 2008 at 6:19 pm #4248
    jimwms
    Member

    Leif,

    OK…I can live with that. Again, thanks for a really nice piece of software. My chain of Winamp DSP plugins is down to 2, I think. I’ll fork over the 29.95 soon.

    JesseG,

    You can’t forget the CBS Volumax and Audimax. If I had a dollar for every time I got into an argument with a station engineer who felt the audio should be as "pure" as possible, I’d be rich by now. We used to put a little reverb on the mike, and speeded (sped?) up the turntables.

    May 28, 2008 at 10:45 pm #4249
    Sparky
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    The Sta-Level lives on! You can buy a "retro" version of it today for a cool $2500 8)
    http://vintageking.com/New-Brands/Retro-Instruments/Retro-Instruments-Sta-Level-Tube-Compression-Amplifier

    June 24, 2008 at 11:48 pm #4250
    JesseG
    Member

    [quote author=”jimwms”]You can’t forget the CBS Volumax and Audimax.[/quote]

    and the Conax, and 100 other great pieces of gear. It’s really quite staggering how much innovation has happened in such a short time from the days of Tesla bringing electricity to the world. Not even 100 years ago.

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