Re: [TCLUG:14508] Normalizing MP3s

[Callum Lerwick <lerwick@tcfreenet.org>]

> I'm currently using cdgrab (which in turn is ripping with cdparanoia and
> compressing with lame) to transfer CDs to MP3, but I'm running into problems
> with CDs being recorded at different levels.  Can anyone suggest a tool which
> will normalize all tracks to peak at nn% of maximum volume at some point in
> the process?  (One that goes back over an existing MP3 file and normalizes it
> would be ideal, but if I have to rerip the tracks to get them normalized,
> then so be it.)

Personally, I don't screw with normalization. The audio tech that mixed
the CD knew what he was doing, put the levels where they are for a
reason, and I ain't going to mess with it.

If there's really a big difference, use the volume knob. Screwing around
in the digital domain is only going to cause distortion and clip...