Two Questions

traddad · 09-25-2007, 09:50

1) Is there any way (other than the volume control) to make MP3s ripped from old CDs louder....seems that some of my older CDs are considerably less loud than the newer ones...it's a bit of a PIA.

2) anyone tried the new Amazon MP3 download service? Pretty good library, 256kb rips and no DRM.

omjeremy · 09-25-2007, 10:11

1) Yes! It's called normalization. Audiograbber and Audacity can do it, as can a whole slew of other programs. Audiograbber's interface is really simple. Audacity is a bit more complex, but can allow more customization.

traddad · 09-25-2007, 10:31

Thanks! I wonder if EAC does that......

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Originally Posted by omjeremy

1) Yes! It's called normalization. Audiograbber and Audacity can do it, as can a whole slew of other programs. Audiograbber's interface is really simple. Audacity is a bit more complex, but can allow more customization.

nuumuun · 09-25-2007, 10:57

You can also use MP3Gain to change volume levels of existing mp3s. No need to rip the songs again.

in_flames · 09-25-2007, 11:29

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Originally Posted by nuumuun

You can also use MP3Gain to change volume levels of existing mp3s. No need to rip the songs again.

Take Mp3Gain (freeware), and apply more than 99.5dB on your mp3s, 97dB is recommendable (but it is not loud)

TedJ · 09-26-2007, 21:21

If you're wondering why your older CDs don't sound as loud as recent ones, this article at Wikipedia has all the details.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

ManchesterBaby · 09-27-2007, 06:04

Very interesting. Although it just supports my view that the music industry is just a load of b...

duch64 · 09-27-2007, 06:56

If you don't buy it, they'll stop selling it ...

One of the reason of this loudness race is that people simply WANT and LOVE loud tracks, and consider that tracks mixed with a high dynamic range sounds "poor" or "thin".

There is still a lot of sound engineer that knows what dynamic means ...

09-25-2007, 09:50	#1
traddad Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 130	Two Questions 1) Is there any way (other than the volume control) to make MP3s ripped from old CDs louder....seems that some of my older CDs are considerably less loud than the newer ones...it's a bit of a PIA. 2) anyone tried the new Amazon MP3 download service? Pretty good library, 256kb rips and no DRM.

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TedJ Spam in a Can Join Date: May 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 282	If you're wondering why your older CDs don't sound as loud as recent ones, this article at Wikipedia has all the details. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war __________________ Cowon D2 4GB / AV out cable / crystal case / Vsonic R02 Pro

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09-25-2007, 10:11	#2
omjeremy My A2 Died :( Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA/Chile Posts: 392	1) Yes! It's called normalization. Audiograbber and Audacity can do it, as can a whole slew of other programs. Audiograbber's interface is really simple. Audacity is a bit more complex, but can allow more customization.

09-25-2007, 10:57	#4
nuumuun Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 8	You can also use MP3Gain to change volume levels of existing mp3s. No need to rip the songs again.

09-27-2007, 06:04	#7
ManchesterBaby Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 240	Very interesting. Although it just supports my view that the music industry is just a load of b...

09-27-2007, 06:56	#8
duch64 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 6	If you don't buy it, they'll stop selling it ... One of the reason of this loudness race is that people simply WANT and LOVE loud tracks, and consider that tracks mixed with a high dynamic range sounds "poor" or "thin". There is still a lot of sound engineer that knows what dynamic means ...