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Amplify volume of low VST plugin volume

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 11:52 am
by moxol
I have a VSTi that sounds low even when volume of track is set to highest.

Is there an effect or something that can raise volume of VSTi?

Re: Amplify volume of low VST plugin volume

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:21 pm
by André Giroux
Hi,
maybe try some compression.

Re: Amplify volume of low VST plugin volume

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 6:02 pm
by moxol
André Giroux wrote:Hi,
maybe try some compression.
It does the work.
What exactly is this effect?

Re: Amplify volume of low VST plugin volume

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:42 pm
by André Giroux
when you have the compressor effect open, bring your cursor on top of it and press F1. The help menu will open with the compressor details

Re: Amplify volume of low VST plugin volume

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 7:40 am
by sinbad
You could also check if the VSTi has a gain control somewhere.

Re: Amplify volume of low VST plugin volume

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:45 am
by moxol
sinbad wrote:You could also check if the VSTi has a gain control somewhere.
There is a gain inside compressor effect.

Re: Amplify volume of low VST plugin volume

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:19 pm
by nickb2010
Does the VST instrument have a volume, master volume control?

Can you give examples of which VSTi's you are using?

Re: Amplify volume of low VST plugin volume

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 1:26 am
by moxol
nickb2010 wrote:Does the VST instrument have a volume, master volume control?

Can you give examples of which VSTi's you are using?
I was using free VST Ixox_Flute.
It does have volume control, but still I need it higher.

Re: Amplify volume of low VST plugin volume

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:56 am
by sinbad

Re: Amplify volume of low VST plugin volume

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 10:18 am
by moxol
I tried it already, ixox flute is better, it has softer and warmer sound. I am very pleased with it.

Re: Amplify volume of low VST plugin volume

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:31 pm
by nickb2010
I downloaded this flute plugin and tested it with MTS. I found no problems with the volume level.

How are you playing the instrument, are you using a MIDI keyboard controller? The VST is touch/velocity sensitive. It did take a bit of a thump to get the maximum level. You could use to Pianoroll editor to manually enter the notes. I believe it defaults to a MIDI velocity level of 90 (levels can be between 0 -127). You could see if the volume is still low that way.

I did notice the "distance" sliders effect the volume levels.....

Nick B

Re: Amplify volume of low VST plugin volume

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 9:13 pm
by moxol
nickb2010 wrote:I downloaded this flute plugin and tested it with MTS. I found no problems with the volume level.

How are you playing the instrument, are you using a MIDI keyboard controller? The VST is touch/velocity sensitive. It did take a bit of a thump to get the maximum level. You could use to Pianoroll editor to manually enter the notes. I believe it defaults to a MIDI velocity level of 90 (levels can be between 0 -127). You could see if the volume is still low that way.

I did notice the "distance" sliders effect the volume levels.....

Nick B
Problem is that I am using other VSTi's that are louder and I must lower volume of other VSTi's considerably, so overall volume is a low.

Re: Amplify volume of low VST plugin volume

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 9:55 pm
by nickb2010
I did a quick test using the same MIDI data. The right source is the flute VST and the left source the MTS Wheel Organ. I had no problem with the volume levels.

http://www.brickell.info/msw2018/fluteorgan.m4a

I uploaded a c major scale MIDI file with the note volume all set at the max of 127.

http://www.brickell.info/msw2018/cmajormax.mid


If you try this MIDI file the sound should be at it's loudest (without additional processing).

Re: Amplify volume of low VST plugin volume

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 12:23 am
by moxol
nickb2010 wrote:I did a quick test using the same MIDI data. The right source is the flute VST and the left source the MTS Wheel Organ. I had no problem with the volume levels.

http://www.brickell.info/msw2018/fluteorgan.m4a

I uploaded a c major scale MIDI file with the note volume all set at the max of 127.

http://www.brickell.info/msw2018/cmajormax.mid


If you try this MIDI file the sound should be at it's loudest (without additional processing).
But MTS instruments are generally very low sounding also.
I am not using MTS instruments, I am using VSTi's DSK Saxophone, Steinberg The Grand 2, Sonatina...

Re: Amplify volume of low VST plugin volume

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 8:03 am
by sinbad
Try Mono Channel or Stereo Channel from Sleepy Time Records https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/0 ... -time-dsp/
You can vary the channel volume individually over and above what mts can.
or Ultra Channel from eventide. https://www.eventideaudio.com/products/ ... trachannel