![]() I've found that reducing the volume of material issued 1996 -1999 by 50%, material from 2000 to present by 60% (!) matches most things to within tolerable limits of my favourite masterings. You may need to manually adjust a few releases that were mastered more sympathetically but, on the whole, you'll not go far wrong. Select all releases from around 1995 onwards and manually reduce the volume level in iTunes so that these songs play back at a similar level. Pick a CD from that era you like and work out what loudness you enjoy at any given playback volume level. I've not really attempted to use iTunes' own Sound Check properly but in the odd attempt I've made I've found it to be very inconsistent.ĬDs released around 1989-91 managed to find the best compromise between volume and dynamic range. One could, if the library isn't too large, then use EAC to rip to that level. Foobar2000 will batch calculate normalisation levels. It also means having to rip and then importing files into iTunes manually.ģ. EAC allows one to set a normalisation limit but it also explains how the normalisation is calculated and I've never looked in detail at whether this would be appropriate. I've found that using my iPods in different situations results in different relative volume levels (for example, headphones, in-car adaptor, connection to mini-hi fi).Ģ. ![]() Also, you have to determine the degree of normalisation by ear. ![]() HOWEVER, manually adjusting the volume of more than a handful of songs will quickly become frustrating and will take AN AGE. You can get the most accurate normalisation by doing it manually using something like Audacity. Some observations/comments from an iTunes/iPod user who has found this issue UTTERLY frustrating.ġ.
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