Normalisation

[Keith Knight]

Is it possible for you to incorporate a software setting on the Brennan to ensure each track plays at the same level.? Some CDs are at different levels and some are low and it is necessary to turn up the Brennan.  This is irritating playing on Random which I prefer for variety. 

I have tweaked the equaliser again to ensure that the sound is better with bass under it but some top.   The reason for this is that the Alexa speaker I have had better audio  from the box than my Brennan speakers.  It would be good to have some pre-set audio settings on the Brennan as well.  The Brennan audio now sounds much better for the tweak, but this is not the first time I have had to do this. 

Also a way to delete a track that is playing, it would be especially useful when you have a massive amount of tracks on the Brennan, and for speed rip a whole cd to save time.

Otherwise I am pleased with my Brennan.

Cheers Keith

[Daniel Taylor]

Sorry Keith, there is no way to normalize the volume on the B2.  Just as you would have to change the volume every time you change CDs in a CD player, same thing with the B2.  I have heard of outboard devices with that capability that can be plugged in between the B2 and an external amp, but I don't know of any specifically myself, nor how much they cost.  Might be time for a little research.

[Colin hastie]

Keith, have a look at my message posted on 28th June under the subject heading Playback Volume for more information. A suggestion has been made as a possible solution which Paul has been asked to raise with Martin Brennan.

[JFBUK]

Aforementioned thread

https://groups.google.com/g/brennanb2/c/nuSbmp6gKa4

[Mark Fishman]

Also, since we're using what are really technical terms here, let's use the right ones:

"normalizing" sets the PEAK level to a standard amplitude, often (but not necessarily) the maximum possible level for the signal carrier or transmission channel.

What you probably want to do is set the apparent loudness of all your music to a common level, which requires adjusting the AVERAGE level, not the peak level, and is a much harder task.

There is software that exists to analyze your files and supply a suggested volume change, called ReplayGain, but unless you want to alter the actual sample values and rewrite the files, you need player software that honors the ReplayGain tags to make the adjustment at playback time.

Also keep in mind that if you set each TRACK to the same apparent loudness, you will destroy any intended changes in loudness that exist within an album. That's an artistic/musical decision, and if you ever listen to complete albums you will notice that some tracks are supposed to be quieter and some are supposed to be louder. It's possible to use ReplayGain in an "album" mode, which preserves those differences among the tracks of an album, but in random or shuffled mode you will still have (possibly unwanted) volume changes.