![]() ![]() I haven't downloaded any extra plug-ins for Reaper, as I haven't used it much, so do you think the built-in normaliser would be good enough? Or can you recommend any others I should try?īlue_Whistle88, post: 424671, member: 48849 wrote: Also, are there any Reaper plug-ins (including packs) that you think might be worth getting, including compressors? I'll give Reaper a go though, because it'd be good for me learn a bit more about it. I do compression et al on my multi-tracker :) I've gotten things sounding great with Mp3 Gain normalisation (no worse than a regular compressed wav file anyway), but I just want the normalisation done BEFORE the mp3-compression stage because I'm going to be submitting the masters to a duplicator (as wav files). I know basic volume adjustment is all I need. Therefore, it isn't really processing the audio at all, but rather the metadata which modulates the gain. My understanding is that all mp3 files contain a master gain setting in their metadata (along with media info, technical statistics, etc), and that Mp3 Gain merely adjusts that. Mp3 Gain lets you do this with an 'Album Gain' option. Well, the idea is to retain the dynamics between different tracks, and just balance them as an 'album' relative to other 'albums'. Thanks heaps in advance for any help you guys can provide! I do have Reaper, but I want to avoid mastering in DAWs because I like the objective standard of the decibel measurement in mp3 Gain, and am hoping to use something similar. I know some amateur audio engineers who could help, but I want to do it myself. I had a friend in Australia who used to casually master tracks for me (using Pro Tools), but he's in a bad state at the moment so he can't help. My multi-track recorder has a hard time mastering songs to an acceptably loud volume, and converting to mp3 causes too much loss in sound quality (so I can't use mp3 Gain). I'm just looking for something simple, where you can load up your wav files, then set the desired 'average' volume level in decibels (or something similar). However, I'm looking for a program that does the same thing for wav files, as mp3 Gain (unsurprisingly) only works with mp3 files. Very handy tool, and I've been using it for years. It doesn't remove the dynamics within each track (or each album even), but basically just allows you to control the general playback level of each file. You can get MP3Gain from of you may have heard of a program called 'mp3 Gain', which allows you to balance the volume levels of your mp3 files so that they're all roughly the same. With them not set right, the clipping can make them sound awful regardless of the player you use.įor more information, visit the forums. When the MP3s are properly set, you shouldn't experience any loudness issues no matter what player you use. I use CDEX, with the LAME encoder to create my MP3s, and then always run MP3gain, ver 1.2.5 to correct their replay gain metadata so they play back without clipping, and with all albums at approximately the same relative loudness. Getting rid of that makes them sound so much better! It is surprising how many MP3s, even bought from the usual sources, are set wrong, and have severe clipping "built in" because their replay gain is incorrectly set. I adjust every album so it plays at the same perceived loudness as all other albums, but I want the individual songs to play at their proper "relative" loudness with respect to the rest of that album, so the album sounds the way the artist/producer intended. This will let you correct the clipping and also have the option to set an overall "album gain" which keeps the individual tunes within an album at their relative loudnesses as the artist intended, or set each individual track so that they all play at an perceived loudness that is about the same. And setting this correctly is important not only to make MP3s play back at similar levels, but also to prevent clipping (nasty-sounding hard limiting) from occurring within the digital domain as the file is being played.Īfter you rip your CD to MP3, run a program called "MP3Gain" on your PC to set the values within the MP3 files. ![]() Most people do not realize that there is a field in the metadata of every MP3 file to set the "replay gain". ![]()
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