Ryssen;645386 Wrote:
Doesn´t the use of RG comparable with turning down (or up) a digital
volume control,you lose resolution?
A digital volume control is down only.
Loss of resolution depends on how far down the control is set. There's
been a lot of discussion about this on this forum over the
I added tranck and album gain tags to all my files b/c I often listen in
random mode and got tired of constantly adjusting the volume.
In general, using the smart gain setting seems to work fairly well.
However, I find that for some tracks (source is very loud?) I still
fill the need to turn the
Doesn´t the use of RG comparable with turning down (or up) a digital
volume control,you lose resolution?
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Ryssen
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I use Foobar2000 to add ReplayGain info and since v1.1.6 ReplayGain
scanner uses libebur128 for improved accuracy.
I'm quite satisfied with the results.
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Bytec
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Ryssen;645386 Wrote:
Doesn´t the use of RG comparable with turning down (or up) a digital
volume control,you lose resolution?
imo, RG is exactly like turning up or down the gain on an analog amp
volume knob, except the gain is applied in the digital realm, and so
less distortive.
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here's a pic of the winammp RG implementation.
interestingly, along with apply gain, the dropdown also has normalize
but i don't use that or really know how its different in practice.
what winamp does not have, is a smartgain feature, where it uses track
or album gain as appropriate as per the
i've been using it for several years now, and i find it works pretty
well.
one thing to look for, is peak values, the forgotten RG tags. using
those is how it avoids clipping, and so a track might be played back
quieter than it otherwise would be, to avoid the clip. usually not an
issue, but
MrSinatra;644211 Wrote:
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ps. i would also like to see a RG pre-amp so a user can adjust the
89db reference level. this is available in winamp.
That would be a great enhancement request...
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Phil Leigh
You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what
JJZolx;642715 Wrote:
I've been using ReplayGain consistently for about the past six months.
My library is in Flac and I've added RG tags, both track and album, to
all tracks in the library.
Typically, for background listening I have a Transporter (living room),
an SB2 (kitchen), and a
What happens if you have your volume set at 100% and the track that's
playing has a replaygain value of (par example) +8 dB
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servies
There are 10 kinds of people in the world - those who understand binary
and those who don't.
servies;643850 Wrote:
What happens if you have your volume set at 100% and the track that's
playing has a replaygain value of (par example) +8 dB
Replay Gain tries to play everything at +89dB. A track would get a +8dB
RP value, if the track's normal value is +81dB.
So yes, it's best to set
servies;643850 Wrote:
What happens if you have your volume set at 100% and the track that's
playing has a replaygain value of (par example) +8 dB
Nothing bad or odd will happen. The playback volume and the RG tag
value calculations are unrelated. If RG was +8, the track would be
rather quiet,
Phil Leigh;643888 Wrote:
Nothing bad or odd will happen. The playback volume and the RG tag value
calculations are unrelated. If RG was +8, the track would be rather
quiet, peaking at circa 81dB... so even after RG boost of +8 it will
now be peaking at 89dB...
RG cannot induce clipping if
servies;643914 Wrote:
Ok, I was under the impression that with the playback volume set to 100%
there was no room for replaygain to make it louder...
Just to reiterate, RG tries to make everything the same level (usually
89dB)... and that happens BEFORE the digital volume control - which can
I also think RG works great. From time to time, when I think a song or
album is too loud, it is usually because I forgot to apply RG to that
album when I obtained it.
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JJZolx;642721 Wrote:
The other thing I find about using ReplayGain, even worse than my
disappointment with its effectiveness, is that it makes listening to
internet radio very inconvenient. Virtually every RG tag in my library
is a negative value, with most somewhere between -5 and -7dB.
I use album RG on all pop/rock, since that's been afflicted by the
'loudness war' and needs 6/7/8 dB knocked off. Never needed for
classical.
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amcluesent
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I've been using ReplayGain consistently for about the past six months.
My library is in Flac and I've added RG tags, both track and album, to
all tracks in the library.
Typically, for background listening I have a Transporter (living room),
an SB2 (kitchen), and a Radio (bathroom) kept in sync.
Every once in awhile I will hear a track that doesn't sound like it has
the right adjustment, but by and large it works well for me. I still
remember how often I had to change the volume before I had ReplayGain
tags; I don't have anything approaching that problem anymore. I used to
go back and
The other thing I find about using ReplayGain, even worse than my
disappointment with its effectiveness, is that it makes listening to
internet radio very inconvenient. Virtually every RG tag in my library
is a negative value, with most somewhere between -5 and -7dB. When
internet radio is played
Could it be the type of music you listen to? Most of my listening is
pop, rock, country...the 4 minute song where there isn't a lot of
variation in volume within a track. I imagine volume equalization
would be much more difficult with classical or jazz.
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GeeJay
2-SB3s, 1-Duet,
I definitely can tell a difference with replay gain, and I listen to a
lot of mixes. Switching to a music service usually requires a volume
adjustment or when the playlist switches from an album to a mix.
Sounds like you need iPeng for adjusting relative volume on all players
at once. ;-)
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