User guide

540 Chapter 21 Editing Audio in the Sample Editor
Corresponds with Tempo
If you change this value, you will set the project tempo at the current playhead
position.
To Bar Length
Use this parameter to define the length of the selected audio material in musical values
(bars, beats, divisions, and ticks).
Using the Audio Energizer
The purpose of the Audio Energizer is to increase the perceived volume of audio
material, while altering the sound as little as possible, and without causing clipping.
Digital distortion (which would be the inevitable result of simply increasing the level) is
avoided by using this algorithm.
You could compare the effect to an analog tape which has been saturated with a high
recording level. The distortion factor and effect on the audio material is much lower
than that of analog tape saturation, however.
Here’s an example of the effect. If a normalized audio file (audio data which is already
at the maximum dynamic range) is processed with the Audio Energizer, and played
back through an audio channel: the channel meter will show a higher level, indicating
increased average energy in the signal, but the peak level display will not change, as
the maximum signal level has not been altered.
Note: If the material contains anomalies such as noise, these will also be increased, and
can become audible. If necessary, you can process the energized audio file with the
Silencer (use a low setting), or make use of the Denoiser effect plug-in.