Keep bed track at a constant volume

[DjGuji]

Hi, thanks for having a look and assisting. Please see the link below with the tracks. I have got 2 versions of it.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmBivyYQFegch_x4p_I ... g?e=VnVCvW

I have even checked my replay gain settings and everything wondering if it was that, but that setting is set to OFF

[radio42]

Thanks.
I tested your soundbed track (you send me) with exactly your TalkUser settings.
But here I do NOT have any change in the volume of the soundbed or alike. The volume is constant and did not change at all.

Are you maybe using a VST/DSP which causes this? Or a feedback loop in your mixer settings? - else, I can unfortunately not reproduce your issue at all here. I tested even both file and also let tested it with a various TalkUser times, up to 20 minutes. All was working as expected with no change in the volume at all.

[DjGuji]

Hi Bernd

You helped me immensely, thanks. Based on your previous response I went back and had a look at my settings. I have AGC enabled on my OUT and MON outputs. This was increasing the volume of my bed music.

I need to see if I can disable this when TalkUser is enabled.

[radio42]

No, not automatically or via a control-command.
It sounds, that the build in AGC is in your case not appropriate, as this is the purpose of an AGC - which is here NOT wanted.
Maybe you should better use a limiter VST or alike.

[DjGuji]

No, not automatically or via a control-command.
It sounds, that the build in AGC is in your case not appropriate, as this is the purpose of an AGC - which is here NOT wanted.
Maybe you should better use a limiter VST or alike.

Damn! I already created the control-command when TalkUser is ON and OFF ... to turn off AGC on OUT and MON outputs

[radio42]

You might take a look to some VSTs from ToneBoosters for example or for final Broadcasting take a look at StereoTools - they don’t slowly increase the gain.

[DjGuji]

Thanks for the information, will look into this.

Side note is there a way to independently control the volume of the soundbed track with its own volume slider? That would really be awesome.

[radio42]

No. The soundbed is an extra bed. When you need a manual one with extra and a manual control, you can use a Standby Player or Cartwall.

[DjGuji]

I am thinking of using the standby player after your suggestion. I tried to set up a command for TalkUserOn STANDBY_PLAY standby 1 to play player one but I keep getting an error. Am I doing something wrong with my syntax?

[radio42]

The command would be:

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STANDBY_PLAY 1

to play the 1st standby player.