Re: mp3gain question

I'm not sure if it has changed, but the author recommeded 89 db, which for me 
is sufficient for 99.5% of my tracks.  I have literally just a few (of 15,000) 
that need 87 or a smidgen less.  One track is 82 db.

However, I have not rippe any LP's; they are all CDs.  I have found older CD's 
have a much lower threshold before clipping sets in.  This is because new music 
is "compressed" so the soft & loud are closer together... to allow them to 
crank it out of radios and clubs.  Older music has a much larger dynamic range 
(eg, Eagles).

For my portable players, I copy the tracks to another directory, and boost it 
to 94db (or as high as the track will let it without clipping).  This lets me 
play it loud enough on airplanes, etc.  Those extra 5db make a huge difference, 
because it requires 2x wattage to produce just 3db (if you were trying to play 
an 89db track as loud as the 94db on a portable, it would require almost 4x the 
amp power -- which most portables just don't have).

Glen


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Cosner" <mike@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <AUDIOTRON@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] mp3gain question


> Graeme,
> 
> The way I do it is to find the lowest gain needed to eliminate clipping from
> any file.  That turned out to be 83 dB for my set.  I then processed
> everything to that level.
> 
>         mike
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Turtle Beach Audiotron User Forum
> [mailto:AUDIOTRON@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Graeme Hood
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 9:14 AM
> To: AUDIOTRON@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [AT] mp3gain question
> 
> MP3s made from vinyl record, all show around 88-90 dB volume and are way too
> quiet on the AT compared to burned CDs which come in at 92-98 dB.
> But even if I set the "Target Normal Volume" to 90 rather than the 89
> default, it shows tracks will be clipped. If I set it to the mid-nineties in
> order to be similar to the CD volumes, all tracks will be clipped.
> Why?
> Is there no way to get vinyl MP3s to the same volume as CDs without
> clipping?
> 
> Thanks for any info.
> 
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