htsource;391739 Wrote: > I'd like to know if any software out there can normalize FLAC, MP3, WAV, > etc., without actually altering the file. I read somewhere that some > software can generate a separate file and SqueezeCenter is able to read > that file to normalize the sound track. Often the term "normalization" is used for processes that alter the audio file, which you definitely don't want. You want to calculate 'Replay Gain' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replay_gain), and then apply those values to tags in your FLAC and MP3 files. SC will read those tags and adjust the volume accordingly. There is no standard for tagging WAV files, so I don't know how you would apply replay gain information there.
As for software, the choice depends partly what system you are using (Windows, Mac OS, Linux). On Windows, foobar2000 is good for replay gain processing. If you want to calculate at ripping time, dBpoweramp will do replay gain tags. Robin Bowes has a very nice Perl script that will run on any platform (as long as it has Perl installed) -- it's called apply_replaygain.pl. You can search for it on these forums or on www.robinbowes.com Finally, be sure to note that there are two types of replay gain: album gain and track gain. You want both. -- aubuti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59151 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
