Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2021-04-23 Thread wcndave
It's easier than I thought, and discovered by accident. Clicked on the volume in mediamonkey and it changed to edit mode (if you open the edit dialogue, you can't change the levels) 34335 Adjusted it way down, then up, reloaded in LMS, could see the volume adjustment data, and hear the

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2021-04-23 Thread d6jg
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Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2021-04-23 Thread d6jg
wcndave wrote: > Thanks all, very helpful. > > I would still have to apply the step to files already ripped. 20,000+ > files... probably not going to put them all through DBPA again :p > > I'll set it to write going forward, and test the existing ones on LMS. Use Foobar2000 to retag

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2021-04-23 Thread wcndave
d6jg wrote: > 34332 Thanks all, very helpful. I would still have to apply the step to files already ripped. 20,000+ files... probably not going to put them all through DBPA again :p I'll set it to write going forward, and test the existing ones on LMS. 2 x Booms, 2 x Players, 2 x Touch,

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2021-04-23 Thread d6jg
d6jg wrote: > You don’t need another step. Look at the DSP options in DBPA. You can > set it to write the replay gain tags as part of the rip OR (not > recommended) permanently apply the gain to the ripped files. 34332 +---+

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2021-04-23 Thread garym
d6jg wrote: > You don’t need another step. Look at the DSP options in DBPA. You can > set it to write the replay gain tags as part of the rip OR (not > recommended) permanently apply the gain to the ripped files. Exactly. I use dbpa for ripping and converting and build in adding ReplayGain tags

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2021-04-23 Thread d6jg
wcndave wrote: > That's what I was asking, will they work. I can obviously do a test, > however I thought it might be documented somewhere more up to date than > the original slim page. > > I also don't really want to add another step in the process. Rip with > DBPA, manage with MediaMonkey.

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2021-04-23 Thread slartibartfast
wcndave wrote: > That's what I was asking, will they work. I can obviously do a test, > however I thought it might be documented somewhere more up to date than > the original slim page. > > I also don't really want to add another step in the process. Rip with > DBPA, manage with MediaMonkey.

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2021-04-23 Thread wcndave
slartibartfast wrote: > Do your replaygain tags work with LMS? That's what I was asking, will they work. I can obviously do a test, however I thought it might be documented somewhere more up to date than the original slim page. I also don't really want to add another step in the process.

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2021-04-22 Thread MainSqueeze
Foobar and dBpoweramp are great if you're on Windows. If you're on Linux (or happy to use the Linux subsystem on Windows) and your collection includes a fair amount of classical music, I'd recommend loudgain, which implements the original EBU R128 specification of -23 LUFS. For more

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2021-04-22 Thread drmatt
reinholdk wrote: > Or you can use the command line tool metaflac from FLAC tools > (https://xiph.org/flac/documentation_tools_metaflac.html). Another vote for metaflac. It's the final stage of my ripping process. -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2021-04-22 Thread slartibartfast
wcndave wrote: > Hi, that link indicates that the tags are: > > REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN > PEAK > REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_GAIN > > I use MediaMonkey to manage everything these days, and I had a very > quiet album, so had a look, and the tags showing in mediainfo are: > > Album_ReplayGain_Gain >

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2021-04-22 Thread wcndave
Apesbrain wrote: > You should be writing both "Track Gain" and "Album Gain" values as > described above. The better setting is "Settings" > "Player" > "Audio" > > "Volume Adjustment/Replay Gain: Smart Gain". > > http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Automatic_Volume_Adjustment Hi, that link

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2020-08-20 Thread garym
slartibartfast wrote: > Probably best to use EBU R128 in the replaygain settings as well. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk yes (this is what foobar2000 does and dbpoweramp as well by default). LUFS is -18 in both by default (and what I use). I too use both foobar2000 and dbpa.

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2020-08-20 Thread d6jg
If I rip a CD I use dbPoweramp to Rio it and set replaygain at the encoding to FLAC stage. If I record an LP to FLAC I’ll run it through Foobar2000 to add the replaygain Iirc they are from the same software house so probably identical code VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room*

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2020-08-20 Thread slartibartfast
Probably best to use EBU R128 in the replaygain settings as well. Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk slartibartfast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35609 View this thread:

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2020-08-20 Thread reinholdk
Or you can use the command line tool metaflac from FLAC tools (https://xiph.org/flac/documentation_tools_metaflac.html). reinholdk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36070 View this thread:

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2020-08-20 Thread dbinder101
Thank you everyone, for your suggestions and inputs. dbinder101's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36997 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=112796

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2020-08-19 Thread bernt
Foobar2000 and Smart Gain in LMS. SB Touch optical to Hegel H90, Speakers Larsen 4.2 Spare SB3 AirPlay Bridge to Audio Pro A10 Squeezelite-x connected to home LMS with ZeroTier One. SB Radio ReadyNAS 202 iPeng bernt's

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2020-08-19 Thread Apesbrain
dbinder101 wrote: > When I turn on replay gain for tracks (which is what I have been using > for writing the settings) on my LMS Touch You should be writing both "Track Gain" and "Album Gain" values as described above. The better setting is "Settings" > "Player" > "Audio" > "Volume

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2020-08-19 Thread Fahzz
Agree on Foobar. Copied and edited from another thread: How do you apply Track AND Album tags using Foobar? Which tag would smart gain read in a multi album playlist? Foobar 2000 > ReplayGain -> Scan as albums (by tags). It takes ~10 seconds per album on my PC. In a multi album playlist

Re: [slim] replay gain recommendations?

2020-08-19 Thread fastfwd
dbinder101 wrote: > Can anyone recommend an accurate replay gain utility? I use dbPoweramp because I already have it, but Foobar2000 works fine and doesn't cost anything. -Andrew *Touch* --> Benchmark DAC3 HGC --> Counterpoint NPS200 MkII + NPS400 --> Meadowlark Heron *Touch* --> Schiit

[slim] replay gain recommendations?

2020-08-19 Thread dbinder101
Can anyone recommend an accurate replay gain utility? Maybe I'm not using the correct settings, what are the best settings to use? I have been using beaTunes for a while but I find the results less than satisfactory. When I turn on replay gain for tracks (which is what I have been using for