Laurence Payne lpayne1NOSPAM@dslDOTpipexDOTcom wrote:

MP3Gain doesn't touch dynamic range.

Of course it does. The noise floor of the playback system isn't going
to go away. Reducing signal level will bring peaks nearer to the
noise floor, i.e. reduce dynamic range.

Yes, but it's adjusting the level right before the converters, not earlier
in the chain. So your only worry is the noise floor of the converters
themselves. And frankly, this being MP3, you have far more serious things
to worry about than that.
--scott
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