Re: Will the volume levelling option level my song volume on a MP3

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There's not really a good way to do that no - the key to good audio
playback is to start with well sourced files which use the full
dynamic range available.

Usually you'll get that from a properly authored CD, but random files
from all over the shop could have any levels on them from really quiet
to really loud.

The most appropriate way is to use an audio editing program like
Audacity to set levels up on a per-track basis, which of course is a
manual and time consuming process.

Cheers - Neil

On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:17:01 -0700, Jason Down Under <Jason Down
Under@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Neil and thanks for the reply. I'm very new to this game. Could you
advice me on what I would need to do to improve the volume levelling/sound
quality of my music on WMP 11? Is there a way to save the improved quality
and transfer it onto my MP3 player? Thanks Mate.

"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:

On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:03:02 -0700, Jason Down Under <Jason Down
Under@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I want to download all songs onto my new Toshiba MP3 player. If I use the
volume levelling option on WMP, will the songs volume level out on my MP3
player?

The shouldn't, no - the volume levelling is just an average value set
in the file for playback, to tell the player how loud to play the
content in context with other files. When it's transcoded (converted
for playback on the Toshiba) AFAIK that value is discarded.

HTH
Cheers - Neil
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