Raise db in description.ext

[nettrucker]

Hi everybody

I encountered during editing of the audiofiles some difficulties. When I changed the db value in the description.ext it wouldn't have any effect on the volume of the files. Some of the files were simply to low on volume so I tried to raise the db's, but nothing's changed. Is there anybody else who got the same or similar probs. Being unable to achieve the change by editing the description.ext I had to raise the db's of the audiofiles in my soundediting programm.
Any ideas?
regards
nettrucker

[Mandoble]

Edit the sound file and increase the volume taking care of not increasing also the distortion.

[nettrucker]

Hi Mandoble

that's what I did . . . in the end I edited the soundfile. Editing the db values in the description.ext should be possible though but it doesn't work. I just wanted to know if this is a phenomena which only I do experience or is there someone else who  can confirm this.
Thanks for the reply.
regards
nettrucker

[Wolfrug]

Well...I -think- (don't quote me on this now), but I -think- that db +10 is actually just a decibel increase of 1 (i.e., the number 10 is actually 1.0). So to get any audible increase in decibels you might have to increase it with quite a lot (like +100 to get a 10 db increase). Maybe maybe? 

Wolfrug out.

[nettrucker]

Hi Wolfrug
thanks for this input i'll gonna try it out once again. I did raise the db actually + 50 but I couldn't notice any changement when playing the mission, but I'll do some further experiments and let you know. Thanks for the tip.
regards
nettrucker

[h-]

IIRC in OFP db over 0 did nothing, however negative db value decreases the sound volume.

[Mandoble]

db affects directly to the distance from where the sound might be heard, but not the maximum volume itself.

[nettrucker]

Hi
Thanks for all your replies.
I did some further testing. I rased db to + 100 on a soundfile which is low on volume inside the mission in the description. I saved . . . restarted ArmA once again. No audible changement to hear therefore I guess you can't raise volume of an audiofile by simply modifying db value in the description.ext. At least for me it doesn't work. In case I have a low volume audiofile I have to re-edit the volume with my soundeditor. That's my conclusion  . . . I don't know if anyone else experienced the same or differently.
Please give some feedback in case someone did some experimenting on this matter in question.
regards
nettrucker

[LeeHunt]

i tried db +250, no luck either. just used Goldwave to change the volume and up it a bunch.  was the only way 

[nettrucker]

Hello LeeHunt
Thanks for your confirmation. at least now i know that I'm not the only one who can't raise the volume of audiofiles by simply changing db values in the description.ext.
Have I nice weekend.
Regards
nettrucker