[adam g]

does anybody know of any software to "normalize" your mp3's or wav
s from one track to the next with out changing the volume in the quiet spots of a track???

thanks osf

[grinloki]

Most Cd burning software have a normalize tracks option.

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[Chris Conner]

I don't see a particularly easy answer to this question. Are you trying to normalize individual tracks or a recorded mixed set?

What audio editing software do you have handy?

[adam g]

Chris Conner wrote:

I don't see a particularly easy answer to this question. Are you trying to normalize individual tracks or a recorded mixed set? What audio editing software do you have handy?

im trying to normalize my track library

[grinloki]

nah i don't think that's a good idea my friend.
first off your just adding noise.
you should check what bitrate your files are at. you'll find that the lower ones are lower bitrate files or badly recorded high bitrate files.
get copies in 320 of anything you got in low quality. that is my advice.

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[jono_h]

MP3GAIN or WAVGAIN are brilliant and what i use.

If your using Ableton after it normalises everything you don't lose your warping which is a huge bonus.

[Nephew]

Use the gain knob

[ZonkerBL]

Normalization just sets all your peaks to zero. That's not what you need. Sometimes tracks with the same peak level will sound like they have different volume levels.

You need the average psychoacoustical sound levels to be about even, so when you bring in a new track it doesn't sound twice as loud as the one before it, leading the dj's in the audience to start stroking their chins at you.

mp3 gain will estimate the average psychoacoustical soundlevel of a track, and if you want make non-destructive changes to your mp3 to set all the tracks you select to a given sound level. Nice little program. Remember to save the analysis of all your tracks so you can undo your changes if necessary.

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[vinkalmann]

+1 on Mp3Gain. I don't use it myself, but have read a lot of people being happy with it.

Another option is Platinum Notes. It will go through your collection and makes copies of the tracks that are all set to the same average level. It's got other features as well. It from the same guy who brought us Mixed in Key.

www.platinumnotes.com

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[adam g]

ok i used mp3gain and it worked awesome!!!!!thanks

[Razz]

I use ADOBE AUDITION 2007

[adam g]

i dunno i ended up using mp3gain and so far it has done an awesome job.....although i just picked up ableton 7 so im trying to figure that out now

[SYATIKA]

+1 for mp3 gain it is the best

[dibby dougherty]

i would never play out anything less than 320, in a club its definalty noticable

and also in recording you hear the difference

stick to the best imo mate

[Twizted Nation]

dibby dougherty wrote:

i would never play out anything less than 320, in a club its definalty noticable and also in recording you hear the difference stick to the best imo mate

I wont get to heavy into this I will see if I can find the article but this is false.There was a test study done @ FANRIC in london where there where 3 people a sound man dj and engineer on the floor of the club and they played the same song in 3 different formats and for the most part they could not correctly identify which format was playing when.

[dibby dougherty]

i have played and recorded sets in a major club with an Avalon soundsystem and i did play a low quality tune, definatly noticable

[ZonkerBL]

If you're going to use wavs then use wavgain

If you're playing on a system that makes your clothes flap in the breeze you can probably tell the difference in the bass between mp3 and wavs.

If you're just slapping promo mixes together for your ipod, well, mp3s take up less space on your hard drive, just make sure they're 320 kbps.

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[adam g]

so i have tried a couple of different programs and uhm maybe my i have cranial rectosis but i dont think any of the progs made aa difference. they said they were doing something but i dont think they really did.......so F.It back to the gain knob

[Novus]

Personally, I've found few recordings to be really 'out-there' in their level, comparative to most recordings I get.

I'd rather manually edit them in Soundforge or whatever. Then, you have the opportunity to do other little alterations to it if you want, like a precise parametric eq to suit your tastes, or extend or shorten certain troublesome phrases to make phrase lengths more standardized if necessary.

Know what I'm talking about there? 16 bars, 16 bars, 1 bar break! 16 bars 16 bars.... Or a lousy 2 beat break that doesn't steal from another phrase... I seem to be running into those bastards more and more. That'll fuck up a happy transition fer sure. *take note, fellow producers...*

[grinloki]

common now if everything was nice and tidy djing would be boring. dj friendly is good, too friendly and it becomes monotonous.

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