Resetting the volume level

PJay

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Dec 17, 2002, 12:10:43 PM12/17/02

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John H <nom...@mail.com> wrote in news:92E7A1BF...@80.1.224.4:

> Some of the MP3s I have downloaded have a very low volume level.
>
> I am new to MP3s, so can I ask how it is possible to restore the
> volume of my MP3s?
>
> Is there an easy way to get back to the preset volume level of the
> orginal recording? Or do I have to do it by ear?

try mp3gain.exe

(you could search for it at google, but I'm doing it right now)

voila: http://www.geocities.com/mp3gain/

It will scan your files, analyse the main volume, and change a global
volume setting of the mp3, without changing the actual music-data.

Your mp3's will now play at the same volume in any mediaplayer.

PJay

Ruth Sharron

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Dec 17, 2002, 1:02:14 PM12/17/02

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Hi John
Do you have Sound Forge? If you do , then you can open up your tracks using
Sound Forge and click on the normalize button. Make sure you put the
settings for this to 100%. I use this programme all the time after I have
downloaded songs, so when you finally put them all on one cd to burn the
level / volume is the same.
Good luck - Ruth

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Crow

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Dec 17, 2002, 1:06:04 PM12/17/02

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Putrid will adjust the volume

Crow

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Dec 17, 2002, 1:18:45 PM12/17/02

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...what the....
let me try that again.... MP3trim will adjust the volume

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dadiOH

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Dec 17, 2002, 1:25:11 PM12/17/02

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Ruth Sharron wrote:
>> Hi John
>> Do you have Sound Forge? If you do , then you can open up your
>> tracks using Sound Forge and click on the normalize button. Make
>> sure you put the settings for this to 100%. I use this programme
>> all the time after I have downloaded songs, so when you finally
>> put them all on one cd to burn the level / volume is the same.
>> Good luck - Ruth

You'd do better using MP3Gain as Pjay suggested. It is not only
faster (probably) but it does it directly to the MP3 and is
reversible. SoundForge is decoding the MP3 to wave, fixing it and
then re-encoding the fixed wave to MP3. Not reversible.

dadiOH

tc

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Dec 18, 2002, 10:17:50 AM12/18/02

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I'd recommend a compressor plugin, i.e. Rocksteady (free at
classic.winamp.com, 98 KB), a good compromise between no volume control
and permanently changing the volume with a sound editor.

Klaus

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Jan 9, 2003, 2:21:57 PM1/9/03

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PJay <(MyNick)Ty...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<Xns92E7B881A248BMy...@195.130.132.65>...

another one, easier and faster.. http://www.mp3br.com/e/down/mp3norm.msi

dadiOH

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Jan 9, 2003, 2:43:13 PM1/9/03

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Wrong. Not faster... if they are both doing the same thing.

dadiOH
...it *is* more expenive though

Klaus

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Jan 10, 2003, 1:20:26 PM1/10/03

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"dadiOH" <dad...@xmail.com> wrote in message news:<avkjcq$gei2q$1...@ID-89522.news.dfncis.de>...

I tried both, mp3br normalizer and mp3gain. mp3br normalizer
normalized a file in 2 seconds (at speed 10x). mp3gain took 20
seconds. the resulting files were exact copies. does mp3gain have a
10x option that I might be missing?

dadiOH

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Jan 10, 2003, 3:41:14 PM1/10/03

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Klaus wrote:
>> I tried both, mp3br normalizer and mp3gain. mp3br normalizer
>> normalized a file in 2 seconds (at speed 10x). mp3gain took 20
>> seconds. the resulting files were exact copies. does mp3gain have a
>> 10x option that I might be missing?

No, you're missing what MP3BR does at 10X.

dadiOH