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further21	Date: May 4, 2006 @ 12:06 AM I am having troubles when i transfer the songs from one computer to another the sound levels get all messed up, even if i burn them to CD they are all differen than when i hear them in Cake walk pro audio. Anybody have ideas?
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: May 4, 2006 @ 12:21 AM Can you explain how they are different? Are they quieter or clipping/distorted? I use a wave editor (just got Soundforge 8 for a good price, but even freeware like Audacity is useful) - see where your levels are peaking at and (compression/limiting can be useful here in some cases) and aim to get the peaks to a wee shade under 0 db.
further21	Date: May 4, 2006 @ 12:33 AM It's really weird... like i listen on my head phones on the computer with the recording stuff and everything sounds fine i transer it to CD and like certain insturments are softer than others, even though in the probam i have their volume on the same level and i hear it fine on hte other computer.
further21	Date: May 4, 2006 @ 12:33 AM sorry on hte double post, but i can't download anything on that computer because it is internetless right now which is just a huge hassel in and of it self.
GeneHilbert	Date: May 4, 2006 @ 2:32 AM Room acoustics can do that with lower frequencies, (bass, low strings, etc) but that won’t effect headphones. It could be software, sound card or something else mechanical. This is pretty limited info to base an opinion. When you play it on a regular CD player how does it sound?
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: May 4, 2006 @ 7:26 AM Headphones do tend to emphasize certain frequency ranges, so when I'm mixing I use headphones and my home theater to gauge where the difference lies and mix a 'compromise' then I do the dreaded car CD player test (as many people listen to CD's in their cars etc.) and that sometimes leads me back to remixing a track. Gene is correct when he mentions acoustics, this can have a big influence - it is less likely to be software induced, but if you can play back the final mix on another DAW (ie. a friend has Logic, Cubase, the latest Sonar etc) you could try A/Bing it against the mix you hear in Cakewalk to see if there is a difference.
further21	Date: May 4, 2006 @ 10:06 AM When I play it on a CD it sounds the same as on headphones except the volume of certain insturments is barely audible. Thank you leeds I will try running it through another program once I get hte internet back on that computer.
Elu	Date: May 15, 2006 @ 11:00 AM Another thing you might want to check is to make sure you are exporting "what you hear". Sometimes the program can be set to export just "mains" or some other source. Make sure all the boxes are checked..ie effects, sends, outputs, automation etc... I've had this happen to me a couple of times. But it was usually my own error.

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