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sdswaney

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8. February 2006 @ 11:53

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I have downloaded several music files that has a very high volume level. Nothing I can do about the volume level, it is the way the music file was downloaded. (I'm sure you have seen different volume levels in different CD's or Albums---so you know what I'm talking about.) I have been editing all of my music files in Audacity---so my problem is when I load these high volume level songs in Audacity, ofcourse anything above 1.0 is clipped off. Is there some other program, app, whatever, that I can "run these" music files thru so that I can turn down the volume level(so to speak) before I edit them in Audacity??
Thanks
Steve

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weazel200

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8. February 2006 @ 12:51

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Are you talking about the way it was ripped?

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Digidave

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8. February 2006 @ 17:34

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If your talking about mp3 files, I would recommend getting mp3Gain. It's a nice little program that equalizes the volume level of all your mp3 files. You can go here to read up on it.

http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/

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sdswaney

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9. February 2006 @ 05:40

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To weazel200: No, it doesn't have nothing to do with ripping. Some CD's, albums, 45's, 33's, tapes, whatever, were recorded (at the origin, sound studios, etc) at different sound levels.
I'm editing in Audacity to make all of my music pretty much the same sound level. But like I said earlier, Audacity clips off, sometimes as much as 30-40% (on some songs)of the higher volume level, I know that I am missing some of the sounds. To me, music is highs & lows, not just one steady sound. Thanks weazel200 for responding.

To Digidave: some are mp3 files, but most are commerical cd's and album that I put on my computer. (but the different sound levels has nothing to do with the way that I ripped them) Some CD's (songs)
are recorded (at their origin) at higher sound levels than others, etc.
Thanks for the info, I'll check it out. Do you know of any program like mp3Gain, only for wav files?
Thanks again

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