MP3 normalizer?
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Road Warrior
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MP3 normalizer?
Need help from the geek squad.
I have all my music loaded onto a flash drive that I use on my bike. During playback, volume will vary from song to song (I always have shuffle turned on). I think what I need is an "MP3 normalizer" program to run the MP3's thru to adjust playback volumes so they are consistent.
I know nothing of these programs. I downloaded a free one to try, and one song too forever to process. I have no clue if it made any difference or not. With thousands of songs to process, it would take weeks at that speed.
I may be stuck just fiddling with the volume control while riding. Was just hoping there was another solution. Thanks for any ideas. ya, first world problems...
I have all my music loaded onto a flash drive that I use on my bike. During playback, volume will vary from song to song (I always have shuffle turned on). I think what I need is an "MP3 normalizer" program to run the MP3's thru to adjust playback volumes so they are consistent.
I know nothing of these programs. I downloaded a free one to try, and one song too forever to process. I have no clue if it made any difference or not. With thousands of songs to process, it would take weeks at that speed.
I may be stuck just fiddling with the volume control while riding. Was just hoping there was another solution. Thanks for any ideas. ya, first world problems...
Road Warrior
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There is nothing like that, that I am aware of.
In the old days, with cassette tapes, there was a record volume and a VU meter and the goal was to set the record volume so the majority of the music played at 0, just the peaks would go above. The result was, with a little practice, that we got consistent sound levels. Today, you can do similar things in Windows with System -> Sound -> Volume mixer when recording MP3. I would bet Apple computers have even better tools and there are probably windows apps, with meters, that do it even better..
However, if you get your MP3s from a reliable source, they should already be pretty well set; if you are downloading torrents, for example, you get what you get and trying to rerecord them will degrade the sound quality.
I do the same thing (ride with music on a thumb drive) with a variety of music that I purchased from Amazon or Apple, and a bunch that I ripped myself from CD at the default sound level; I do end up adjusting the volume occasionally, but very little.
There is another option: use a music service from your phone, e.g., Pandora, Amazon music, Spotify, the Sirus XM app, ...
In the old days, with cassette tapes, there was a record volume and a VU meter and the goal was to set the record volume so the majority of the music played at 0, just the peaks would go above. The result was, with a little practice, that we got consistent sound levels. Today, you can do similar things in Windows with System -> Sound -> Volume mixer when recording MP3. I would bet Apple computers have even better tools and there are probably windows apps, with meters, that do it even better..
However, if you get your MP3s from a reliable source, they should already be pretty well set; if you are downloading torrents, for example, you get what you get and trying to rerecord them will degrade the sound quality.
I do the same thing (ride with music on a thumb drive) with a variety of music that I purchased from Amazon or Apple, and a bunch that I ripped myself from CD at the default sound level; I do end up adjusting the volume occasionally, but very little.
There is another option: use a music service from your phone, e.g., Pandora, Amazon music, Spotify, the Sirus XM app, ...
Last edited by hairymoth; May 7, 2024 at 07:49 PM.
Need help from the geek squad.
I have all my music loaded onto a flash drive that I use on my bike. During playback, volume will vary from song to song (I always have shuffle turned on). I think what I need is an "MP3 normalizer" program to run the MP3's thru to adjust playback volumes so they are consistent.
I know nothing of these programs. I downloaded a free one to try, and one song too forever to process. I have no clue if it made any difference or not. With thousands of songs to process, it would take weeks at that speed.
I may be stuck just fiddling with the volume control while riding. Was just hoping there was another solution. Thanks for any ideas. ya, first world problems...
I have all my music loaded onto a flash drive that I use on my bike. During playback, volume will vary from song to song (I always have shuffle turned on). I think what I need is an "MP3 normalizer" program to run the MP3's thru to adjust playback volumes so they are consistent.
I know nothing of these programs. I downloaded a free one to try, and one song too forever to process. I have no clue if it made any difference or not. With thousands of songs to process, it would take weeks at that speed.
I may be stuck just fiddling with the volume control while riding. Was just hoping there was another solution. Thanks for any ideas. ya, first world problems...
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From: Garden of England
Need help from the geek squad.
I have all my music loaded onto a flash drive that I use on my bike. During playback, volume will vary from song to song (I always have shuffle turned on). I think what I need is an "MP3 normalizer" program to run the MP3's thru to adjust playback volumes so they are consistent.
I know nothing of these programs. I downloaded a free one to try, and one song too forever to process. I have no clue if it made any difference or not. With thousands of songs to process, it would take weeks at that speed.
I may be stuck just fiddling with the volume control while riding. Was just hoping there was another solution. Thanks for any ideas. ya, first world problems...
I have all my music loaded onto a flash drive that I use on my bike. During playback, volume will vary from song to song (I always have shuffle turned on). I think what I need is an "MP3 normalizer" program to run the MP3's thru to adjust playback volumes so they are consistent.
I know nothing of these programs. I downloaded a free one to try, and one song too forever to process. I have no clue if it made any difference or not. With thousands of songs to process, it would take weeks at that speed.
I may be stuck just fiddling with the volume control while riding. Was just hoping there was another solution. Thanks for any ideas. ya, first world problems...
out of habit I continue to MP3 ALL my tracks out of iTunes on my mac (which tend to be .m4a) since my Sony head-unit days, before copying them to my droid.
When I notice an anomaly in playback during a ride, I tend to return home and then three weeks later when my brain remembers, I will iTunes Match the album to get a better quality (if folk were not aware of that quality improve trick to 256 kbps)
There is nothing like that, that I am aware of.
In the old days, with cassette tapes, there was a record volume and a VU meter and the goal was to set the record volume so the majority of the music played at 0, just the peaks would go above. The result was, with a little practice, that we got consistent sound levels. Today, you can do similar things in Windows with System -> Sound -> Volume mixer when recording MP3. I would bet Apple computers have even better tools and there are probably windows apps, with meters, that do it even better..
However, if you get your MP3s from a reliable source, they should already be pretty well set; if you are downloading torrents, for example, you get what you get and trying to rerecord them will degrade the sound quality.
I do the same thing (ride with music on a thumb drive) with a variety of music that I purchased from Amazon or Apple, and a bunch that I ripped myself from CD at the default sound level; I do end up adjusting the volume occasionally, but very little.
There is another option: use a music service from your phone, e.g., Pandora, Amazon music, Spotify, the Sirus XM app, ...
In the old days, with cassette tapes, there was a record volume and a VU meter and the goal was to set the record volume so the majority of the music played at 0, just the peaks would go above. The result was, with a little practice, that we got consistent sound levels. Today, you can do similar things in Windows with System -> Sound -> Volume mixer when recording MP3. I would bet Apple computers have even better tools and there are probably windows apps, with meters, that do it even better..
However, if you get your MP3s from a reliable source, they should already be pretty well set; if you are downloading torrents, for example, you get what you get and trying to rerecord them will degrade the sound quality.
I do the same thing (ride with music on a thumb drive) with a variety of music that I purchased from Amazon or Apple, and a bunch that I ripped myself from CD at the default sound level; I do end up adjusting the volume occasionally, but very little.
There is another option: use a music service from your phone, e.g., Pandora, Amazon music, Spotify, the Sirus XM app, ...
and hairymoth (great username BTW)
not all digital files are made equal... the bitrate and sample rates vary wildly, especially when you start mixing your ripped music with purchased online stuff.
It's why I've hung onto my iTunes Match subscription all these years, because all the music I add to my library (however sourced) can be uploaded to the cloud 'Matched' and then re-downloaded at a better rate (when available)
but sometimes (like vinyl vs digital) you just want that old original sound
Last edited by havinabubble; May 8, 2024 at 05:46 AM.
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