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Old July 10th 06, 11:18 AM posted to uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.tech,rec.audio.pro,alt.music.mp3.hardware,alt.music.mp3
Don Pearce
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Default Advice needed - Looking for software to batch level adjust MP3 files

On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:10:55 GMT, "dadiOH"
wrote:

David Morgan (MAMS) wrote:

I had a look, and I can't see how the device works without modifying
dynamic range


Simply put...

1. Find max volume among all songs
2. "Turn up the volume" in all others so their max is the same as the
loudest.


Won't work - can't work. If you have a mixture of music, then peak
levels as related to average loudness will vary wildly. The loudest
sounding will have highly compressed dynamics, with most of the tune
crammed against the limit. If you try to increase the levels of all
the others until they sound as loud, they will all be clipped to hell.

d

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