
CHAPTER 30. AUDIO FACT SHEET 371
audio signals that are being processed by effects plug-ins, internal recording at 32 bits is
recommended. Please note, however, that if the source audio is already at a lower bit depth,
internal recording at that bit depth will also be neutral (assuming that no effects are used);
internally recording an unprocessed 16 bit audio le at 32 bits will not increase the sound
quality.
30.3.6 Consolidate
Consolidating clips in the Arrangement View creates new audio les, which are non-neutral
in comparison to the original audio data. Specically, the new les will be normalized, with
their clip volumes adjusted to play back at the same volume as heard prior to consolidation.
Normalization is a gain change, which is a non-neutral operation. Also, the new les will be
created at the sample rate and bit depth set in Live's Preferences window, which may differ
from those in the original audio les.
30.3.7 Clip fades
When Create Fades on Clip Edges is enabled in the Record/Warp/Launch Preferences, a
short (up to 4 ms) fade is applied to the clip start and end to avoid clicks at the clip edges.
These declicking fades can also be applied to Session View clips via the Clip Fade button.
Additionally, Arrangement View clips have editable fades and crossfades. Applying any of
these fade options is a non-neutral operation.
30.3.8 Panning
Live uses constant power panning with sinusoidal gain curves. Output is 0 dB at the
center position and signals panned fully left or right will be increased by +3 dB. In order to
minimize this volume change, it may be helpful to narrow the overall stereo width before
doing extreme panning. This can be done via the Width control in the Utility device.
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