[iTunes] Re: MacMP3Gain

[Philip Willden]

> I agree about certain CD's.  Some ripped releases are VERY loud with 
> no sound adjustment in iTunes; others (Brothers In Arms is a great 
> example), require almost 100% increase when doing a mix so that they 
> can be heard at all relative to other songs in the list.
>
>> I am getting into this discussion late, but has anyone mentioned:
>> mp3Gain
>> http://homepage.mac.com/beryrinaldo/AudioTron/MacMP3Gain/
>>
>> I just used this the other day on my library to equalize my mp3 
>> volumes, so that
>> when listening on the iPod I don't have to adjust my volume all the 
>> time...
>
>    Interesting... I thought it wouldn't work, since it applies a 
> uniform sound level to all the MP3 files, which blithely ignores the 
> potential of some songs/albums to be purposely louder/softer than 
> others... (hmmm... I wonder if iTunes Sound Check works on the same 
> principal?). But then I noticed you can apply it do a particular 
> playlist rather than all the files, so perhaps I'll test it on 
> particular albums I've rip'd and see if it bumps up the sound > enough...
>    Like I mentioned before I have a ton of songs ripped on my HD, but 
> one of the main culprits of low sound is Dire Straits "Brothers In 
> Arms". Anyone else have particular CDs that are like that?
>
>
> G (deleting useless text when replying is a good thing!)
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