Software amplification for choir practice files

[dj]

Hi, Tim:

It sounds as though you are using Windows built-in synth as your playback device. Many laptops are notorious for low sound output. My wife has one that, on full volume, can't be heard with your ear against the speaker.

If the note velocity of the file being played back is low, then even with track volume up to full, it might still be very quiet, certainly not big enough to play back to a 40-voice choir.

Call up one of the files in question, select a staff using the "arrow" staff control and select the Note Velocity tab. The selected staff should now show a red diagonal line per note and be highlighted blue to show note selection.

You can now use Shift-Up Arrow to increase the note velocity of the selected notes, up to their max velocity of 127.

Another thing might be the choice of playback voice. Something with a soft attack, like the General Midi voice sounds, might not carry as well as a piano sound or a trumpet sound.

Hope that helps.

David