I agree with the first part of your answer, but not the
second... If you "normalize" each of the audio tracks of
several different clips, it is likely that their average
levels will no longer be similar, since "normalizing"
raises the audio level of each clip to the point where
the highest peak is just at "clipping", and since this
peak height is likely different in different clips, the
resulting amounts the levels would be raised would also
likely be different... With multiple clips shot in the
same location, it is best to test all for normalization
gain, and then apply the least found uniformly to all
after restoring all first to "0"; with clips shot in
differing conditions, matching by listening is best
(checking for the max. allowable level increases by
normalizing temporarily). With all, local manual level
modifications may be useful to make important specific
material more audible. Compression, EQing, and other
techniques can also help with this...

On Mon, 27 May 2002 11:50:13 GMT, "Me Who" wrote:
>
>Almost any of the editing programs today will allow you to 'tweak' the
>audio. It sounds like you might want to normalize the audio, so that it is
>the same volume throughout.
>Keith

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>> Is there a simple audio program that will enhance the sound portion of
>> a captured .avi file? I have captured VHS tapes with good video
>> quality but the sound is weak on the original tape and I want to
>> increase the volume in editing before I recombine the audio and video
>> back to tape and or VCD or DVD. The sound is clear without too much
>> hiss or white noise so it just need the volume pumped up.